Table 2 The most frequent medication (mistreatment) used to treat the patients based on the misdiagnosis
From: Misdiagnosis of COVID-19 infection before molecular confirmation in Sulaimaniyah City, Iraq
False diagnosis | Typhoid | Influenza | Pneumonia | Gastro-enteritis | Common cold | Brucellosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | 63 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Most frequent medication | Ceftriaxone vial | Dexamethasone combined with diclofenac sodium | Levofloxacin Tab | Metronidazole | Amoxiclav | Rifampicin with doxycycline |
No. (%) | 41 (65%) | 9 (64.3) | 3 (33.3%) | 5 (100%) | 3 (75%) | 4 (100%) |