Retrospective 547 hospitalized COVID+ patients in Egypt, showing no significant differences with CQ/HCQ treatment in unadjusted analysis. Treatments were applied according to patient conditions, demographics, and comorbidities as per the the official guidelines, indicating strong
confounding by indication.
risk of death, 11.5% lower, RR 0.88, p = 0.87, treatment 12 of 136 (8.8%), control 41 of 411 (10.0%), NNT 87, unadjusted.
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This study is excluded in meta
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confounding by indication, unadjusted results and treatment used selectively per official protocol, unadjusted results with no group details.
Shousha et al., 10/28/2021, retrospective, Egypt, Africa, peer-reviewed, 18 authors, study period 15 April, 2020 - 29 July, 2020.