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Azithromycin vs placebo or usual care

Serious adverse events during the study period · all trials contributing results to the summary of findings table included people with mild disease (WHO scale 1 to 3)§

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics for the treatment of COVID‐19 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 454 participants
Very low

Azithromycin vs placebo or usual care

Serious adverse events during the study period · people with moderate to severe disease (WHO scale 4–9); all studies contributing results to the summary of findings table included people…

Azithromycin showed no clear difference in serious adverse events during the study period compared with placebo or standard of care alone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics for the treatment of COVID‐19 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.11 [0.89, 1.4]
4 studies · 794 participants
Moderate