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The current study was conducted at Qena Governorate, Egypt, during the period from May 2020, to July 2020. The study included 305 COVID-19 cases diagnosed by PCR, patients were randomly assigned to one of three study limps, Azithromycin 500 mg/24 h for 7 days, Clarithromycin 500 /12 h for 7 days, or a control group with no antibiotics, All three groups received only symptomatic treatment for control of fever and cough
The current study was conducted at Qena Governorate, Egypt, during the period from May 2020, to July 2020. The study included 305 COVID-19 cases diagnosed by PCR, patients were randomly assigned to one of three study limps, Azithromycin 500 mg/24 h for 7 days, Clarithromycin 500 /12 h for 7 days, or a control group with no antibiotics, All three groups received only symptomatic treatment for control of fever and cough.
All study participants underwent full clinical evaluation including duration of fever, cough, dyspnea, anosmia or GIT symptoms, C-reactive protein (CRP), serum ferritin, D-dimer, Complete blood count (CBC), non-contrast chest computed tomography (CT) which was repeated 2 weeks after the start of treatment.
The Azithromycin group included, 107 patients, mean age 45.8 ±18 years, 73 male and 34 female, the Clarithromycin group included 99 patients mean age 46.1±19 years, 68 males and 31 female, the control group included 99 patients, with mean age 41.1 ± 18 years, 73 male and 28 female.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| clarithromycin | Experimental | clarithromycin group |
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| Azithromycin | Active Comparator | azithromycin group |
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| control | Placebo Comparator | control group |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarithromycin 500mg | Drug | clarithromycin 500 |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| time to fever control | time to complete resolution of fever | 15 days |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| PCR conversion | time to PCR conversion from first positive PCR for COVID-19 to negative PCR | 15 days |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Alaa Rashad, MD | associate professor | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| south-Vally University faculty of medicine | Qina | Qena Governorate | 868532 | Egypt |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34381155 | Derived | Rashad A, Nafady A, Hassan MH, Mansour H, Taya U, Bazeed SES, Aref ZF, Sayed MAA, Nafady-Hego H, Abdelmaksoud AA. Therapeutic efficacy of macrolides in management of patients with mild COVID-19. Sci Rep. 2021 Aug 11;11(1):16361. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-95900-z. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D000086382 | COVID-19 |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D011024 | Pneumonia, Viral |
| D011014 | Pneumonia |
| D012141 | Respiratory Tract Infections |
| D007239 | Infections |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D017291 | Clarithromycin |
| D015444 | Exercise |
| D017963 | Azithromycin |
| D035061 | Control Groups |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D004917 | Erythromycin |
| D018942 | Macrolides |
| D061065 | Polyketides |
| D007783 | Lactones |
| D009930 |
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clarithomycin group Azithromycin group control group
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double-blinded
| Azithromycin | Drug | azithromycin group |
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| Placebo | Drug | control group |
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| D014777 |
| Virus Diseases |
| D018352 | Coronavirus Infections |
| D003333 | Coronaviridae Infections |
| D030341 | Nidovirales Infections |
| D012327 | RNA Virus Infections |
| D008171 | Lung Diseases |
| D012140 | Respiratory Tract Diseases |
| Organic Chemicals |
| D009043 | Motor Activity |
| D009068 | Movement |
| D009142 | Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena |
| D055687 | Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena |
| D015340 | Epidemiologic Research Design |
| D004812 | Epidemiologic Methods |
| D008919 | Investigative Techniques |
| D012107 | Research Design |
| D008722 | Methods |