Table 3

Community antibiotic prescriptions for the 211 patients exposed in the 2 weeks prior to admission with COVID-19

Number of prescriptions dispensed (%)
One antibiotic (n=187)
 Amoxicillin56 (25.3)
 Azithromycin1 (0.5)
 Cephalexin4 (1.8)
 Clarithromycin15 (6.8)
 Co-amoxiclav27 (12.2)
 Doxycycline24 (10.9)
 Erythromycin1 (0.5)
 Flucloxacillin6 (2.7)
 Metronidazole1 (0.5)
 Nitrofurantoin23 (10.4)
 Trimethoprim4 (1.8)
 Unknown25 (11.3)
Two antibiotics (n=30)
 Amoxicillin+clarithromycin6 (2.7)
 Amoxicillin+co-amoxiclav3 (1.4)
 Amoxicillin+doxycycline5 (2.3)
 Amoxicillin+flucloxacillin2 (0.9)
 Amoxicillin+nitrofurantoin4 (1.8)
 Co-amoxiclav+nitrofurantoin3 (1.4)
 Co-amoxiclav+ciprofloxacin1 (0.5)
 Co-amoxiclav+clarithromycin1 (0.5)
 Co-amoxiclav+doxycycline1 (0.5)
 Co-amoxiclav+erythromycin1 (0.5)
 Co-amoxiclav+flucloxacillin1 (0.5)
 Doxycycline+ciprofloxacin1 (0.5)
 Doxycycline+clarithromycin1 (0.5)
Three or more antibiotics (n=4)
 Amoxicillin+clarithromycin+metronidazole1 (0.5)
 Amoxicillin+clarithromycin+nitrofurantoin1 (0.5)
 Co-amoxiclav+clarithromycin+doxycycline1 (0.5)
 Co-amoxiclav+ciprofloxacin+nitrofurantoin1 (0.5)