| Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
| T413 |
0-20 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Question 4 statement |
| T414 |
21-203 |
Sentence |
denotes |
In our opinion, it might be prudent to consider empiric antibiotic treatment in critically ill patients with pneumonia due to COVID-19 in whom bacterial infection cannot be excluded. |
| T415 |
204-442 |
Sentence |
denotes |
This suggestion is based on the facts that bacterial coinfection is common in patients with viral pneumonia and that it can be associated with a substantial risk of delaying appropriate treatment, thereby potentially increasing mortality. |
| T416 |
443-690 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Because of the limited available data on both the microbiologic epidemiology (and the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance) of bacterial superinfections in COVID-19 patients, it is difficult to provide specific pathogen-oriented recommendations. |
| T417 |
691-1105 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Therefore, pending further studies, we suggest to empirically treat COVID-19 patients according to their clinical syndrome (e.g. community-acquired pneumonia, hospital-acquired pneumonia), choosing the best antimicrobial agent or agents on the basis of local guidelines and local antibiotic susceptibility patterns, with early de-escalation or discontinuation according to microbiology results, whenever available. |
