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What antibiotics work in the treatment of covid-19?
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Antibiotics: Antibiotics are used for the treatment of bacteria. SARS-CoV-2 is a virus. Antibiotics could be very useful for people with COVID 19 who get secondary bacterial infections. Antibiotics have been used in combination with other drugs in some clinical trials.
Answered 5/9/2020
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