Prevalence of bacterial coinfection and patterns of antibiotics prescribing in patients with COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis

• Faisal Salman Alshaikh ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: ph.faisalalshaikh@gmail.com (FSA); brian.godman@smu.ac.za (BG)

  Affiliations Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Science (SIPBS), University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom, Pharmaceutical Services, Bahrain Defence Force Military Hospital, Riffa, Kingdom of Bahrain

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2076-6268

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• Brian Godman ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: ph.faisalalshaikh@gmail.com (FSA); brian.godman@smu.ac.za (BG)

  Affiliations Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Science (SIPBS), University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom, Division of Public Health Pharmacy and Management, School of Pharmacy, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa, Centre of Medical and Bio-allied Health Sciences Research, Ajman University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates

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• Oula Nawaf Sindi,

  Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Science (SIPBS), University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom, Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, Fakeeh College for Medical Sciences, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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• R. Andrew Seaton,

  Roles Conceptualization, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, United Kingdom, Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group, Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Glasgow, United Kingdom

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• Amanj Kurdi

  Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Science (SIPBS), University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom, Centre of Medical and Bio-allied Health Sciences Research, Ajman University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates, Center of Research and Strategic Studies, Lebanese French University, Erbil, Kurdistan Region Government, Iraq, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Hawler Medical University, Erbil, Kurdistan Region Government, Iraq

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