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  1. Fulltext The landscape of antibiotic usage among COVID-19 patients in the early phase of pandemic: a Malaysian national perspective
    Mohamad IN, Wong CK, Chew CC, Leong EL, Lee BH, Moh CK, et al.
    J Pharm Policy Pract, 2022 Jan 11;15(1):4.
    PMID: 35016728 DOI: 10.1186/s40545-022-00404-4
    BACKGROUND: During the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, antibiotic usage among COVID-19 patients was noted to be high in many countries. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of antibiotic usage and factors affecting antibiotic usage among COVID-19 patients during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia.

    METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study that involved reviewing medical records of COVID-19 Malaysian patients aged 12 and above who were diagnosed with COVID-19 and received treatment in 18 COVID-19 hospitals from February to April 2020. A minimum sample of 375 patients was required. A binary logistic regression analysis was performed to determine factors associated with antibiotic usage. Variables with p 

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