Clinical profile and Predictors of Outcomes of Hospitalized Patients with Laboratory-Confirmed Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Nigeria: A Retrospective Analysis of 13 High Burden States in Nigeria

Yilgwan et al., Nigerian Medical Journal, 64:2, May 2023
Late treatmentRetrospective · 3,462 patients · Nigeria · Feb 2020 – Aug 2021
Azithromycin for COVID-19
Yilgwan et al. Nigerian Medical J. · May 2023
Outcome
Improvement
Relative Risk · 95% CI
Mortality
67%0.33 · 0.19–0.58
00.511.52+
← Azithromycin
reduces riskAzithromycin
increases risk →
Lower mortality with azithromycin
p = 0.00011
Retrospective 3,462 hospitalized COVID-19 patients across 13 states in Nigiera, showing lower mortality with AZ. Authors note the worse results with a combination of CQ/HCQ and AZ, compared to either alone, may be related to the side effects becoming more significant for late stage patients.
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risk of death, 67.0% lower, OR 0.33, p < 0.001, treatment 1,619, control 1,843, RR approximated with OR.
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Yilgwan et al., 11 May 2023, retrospective, Nigeria, peer-reviewed, 12 authors, study period 25 February, 2020 - 30 August, 2021.
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is less effective
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