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Other antibiotics than azithromycin have been used, e.g., doxycycline. The antibiotic's purpose is to halt opportunistic bacterial infection; many antibiotics a
by giardini 7y ago
Other antibiotics than azithromycin have been used, e.g., doxycycline. The antibiotic's purpose is to halt opportunistic bacterial infection; many antibiotics are available to do that.
- robbiep 7y agoBut azithromycin has an ACE2 inhibitory effect and its use in disease modulation is postulated to decrease viral entry to the cell in a similar mechanism to HCQ, hence the discussion of dual therapy there. The opportunistic bacterial infection is separate (although you’re correct that it has a role here)