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Azithromycin Does Not Improve Survival or Clinical Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19

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March 2021

Azithromycin Does Not Improve Survival or Clinical Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19

Vol: 11| Issue: 1| Number:3| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Azithromycin in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 (RECOVERY): a randomised, controlled, open-label, platform trial

Lancet. 2021 Feb 13;397(10274): 605-612.

Contributing Authors:
RECOVERY Collaborative Group

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Synopsis

Of the 9433 patients participating in the Randomized Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy (RECOVERY) trial, 7763 were randomized to receive azithromycin plus standard care (n=2582), or standard care alone (n=5181; 837 eventually crossed over to receive azithromycin or tocilizumab but were still included in the analysis). The primary outcome of interest was all-cause mortality at 28 days. Secondary outco...

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