A Retrospective Analysis of the Bacterial Infections, Antibiotic Use, and Mortality Predictors of COVID-19 Patients.

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the rate and profile of bacterial infections, mortality-associated predictors, and report the most common microorganisms and antibiotic use in coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) patients.

Patients And Methods: This study used a retrospective approach to evaluate the bacterial culture, antibiotic use, comorbidities, imaging, and laboratory discoveries of patients with COVID-19 (hospitalized) confirmed by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) between May and December 2020. We have selected 906 COVID-19 positive patients using a consecutive sampling technique and analyzed data using IBM SPSS-22 statistical software.