| Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
| T55 |
0-11 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Question 4. |
| T56 |
12-47 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Should antibiotics be administered? |
| T57 |
48-230 |
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. |
| T58 |
231-468 |
Sentence |
denotes |
This suggestion is based on the fact that bacterial coinfection (a) is common in patients with viral pneumonia and (b) can be associated with a substantial risk of delaying appropriate treatment, thereby potentially increasing mortality. |
| T59 |
469-716 |
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. |
| T60 |
717-1131 |
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. |
