Question: Should people with coronavirus use empiric antibiotics?

Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: Clinical Questions about COVID-19: Questions and Answers
section_headers: Treatment and Management
How are COVID-19 patients treated?
section_content: Not all patients with COVID-19 will require medical supportive care. Clinical
management for hospitalized patients with COVID-19 is focused on supportive
care for complications, including supplemental oxygen and advanced organ
support for respiratory failure, septic shock, and multi-organ failure.
Empiric testing and treatment for other viral or bacterial etiologies may be
warranted.
Corticosteroids are not routinely recommended for treatment of viral
pneumonia or ARDS, due to the potential for prolonging viral replication, as
has been observed with MERS coronavirus and influenza. Corticosteroids should
be avoided unless they are indicated for another reason (e.g., COPD
exacerbation or refractory septic shock following the Surviving Sepsis
Campaign Guidelinesexternal iconexternal
icon).
For information on investigational therapies, see Therapeutic Options for
Patients with COVID-19.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
There is talk about empiric testing, but nothing really about empiric antibiotics.
This answer needs improvement because it lightly discusses antibiotic usage in those with COVID, but does not go into enough detail to really answer the question. The answer needs to talk more about different types of antibiotics that can / cannot be used in those with COVID.

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Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: Clinical Questions about COVID-19: Questions and Answers
section_headers: Drugs and Investigational Therapies
Are empiric antibiotics recommended for patients suspected of having COVID-19?
section_content: Several patients with COVID-19 have been reported to present with concurrent
community-acquired bacterial pneumonia. Decisions to administer antibiotics to
COVID-19 patients should be based on the likelihood of bacterial infection
(community-acquired or hospital-acquired), illness severity, and antimicrobial
stewardship issues. For more information, see Diagnosis and Treatment of
Adults with Community-acquired Pneumonia: An Official Clinical Practice
Guideline of the American Thoracic Society and Infectious Diseases Society of
Americaexternal iconexternal
icon.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
There is mention of antibiotics, but not much about this type of antibiotic.
This answer needs improvement because it loosely answers the question. The answer vaguely talks about certain antibiotic usage for those with COVID, but does not go into detail or refer to the antibiotics specifically mentioned in the question.

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Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: Clinical Questions about COVID-19: Questions and Answers
section_headers: Treatment and Management
Should post-exposure prophylaxis be used for people who may have been exposed to a person with COVID-19?
section_content: There is currently no FDA-approved post-exposure prophylaxis for people who
may have been exposed to COVID-19. For information about registered clinical
trials of investigational therapeutics for pre or post exposure prophylaxis of
SARS-CoV-2 infection, visit ClinicalTrials.govexternal
icon.
For more information on movement restrictions, monitoring for symptoms, and
evaluation after possible exposure to COVID-19, see Interim US Guidance for
Risk Assessment and Public Health Management of Persons with Potential
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Exposure in Travel-associated or Community
Settings and Interim U.S
Guidance for Risk Assessment and Public Health Management of Healthcare
Personnel with Potential Exposure in a Healthcare Setting to Patients with
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
The National Institutes of Health recently published guidelines on prophylaxis
use, testing, and management of COVID-19 patients. For more information,
please visit: National Institutes of Health: Coronavirus Disease 2019
(COVID-19) Treatment Guidelinesexternal
icon.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Nothing is mentioned about antibiotics at all.  It's talking about treatment, but not the same type of treatment.
This answer is bad because it does not relate to the question at all. It vaguely talks about COVID testing.

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