A 58-year-old man with COPD and increased sputum purulence, mild dyspnoea, no pneumonia signs, and no risk factors for resistance. Which antibiotic is...

Question

A 58-year-old man with COPD and increased sputum purulence, mild dyspnoea, no pneumonia signs, and no risk factors for resistance. Which antibiotic is reasonable first-line (if antibiotics indicated)?

Accepted Answer

Amoxicillin

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Ciprofloxacin

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Co-trimoxazole

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Meropenem

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Linezolid

ukmla MCQ (SBA): COPD Exacerbation (antibiotics)

A 58-year-old man with COPD and increased sputum purulence, mild dyspnoea, no pneumonia signs, and no risk factors for resistance. Which antibiotic is reasonable first-line (if antibiotics indicated)?