A 47-year-old otherwise well woman has low-severity community-acquired pneumonia (CURB-65 = 0). First-line antibiotic in primary care?...

Question

A 47-year-old otherwise well woman has low-severity community-acquired pneumonia (CURB-65 = 0). First-line antibiotic in primary care?

Accepted Answer

Amoxicillin 500 mg tds 5 days

Answer

Co-amoxiclav 625 mg tds 7 days

Answer

Clarithromycin 500 mg bd 7 days

Answer

Levofloxacin 500 mg od 5 days

Answer

Doxycycline and amoxicillin dual therapy 7 days

mrcgp akt MCQ (SBA): Community-acquired pneumonia