By Marie Rosenthal, MS
More than half of patients hospitalized with suspected COVID-19 in Michigan during the state’s peak months received antibiotics soon after they arrived, just in case they had a secondary bacterial infection. However, only a handful had a bacterial coinfection.
Those who received antibiotics were more likely to be older, have lower body mass index measurements, and to show visible signs of infection on their chest radiographs. They also were more likely to be in