Question

A 70-year-old man with COPD presents with increased dyspnoea, sputum volume and purulence. SpO₂ 92% on air, no pneumonia on CXR. Which antibiotic is appropriate first-line in primary care?

Accepted Answer

Amoxicillin 500 mg TDS 5 days

Answer

Clarithromycin 500 mg BD 7 days

Answer

Levofloxacin 500 mg OD 5 days

Answer

Co-amoxiclav 625 mg TDS 7 days

Answer

No antibiotics indicated

Practice question

A 70-year-old man with COPD presents with increased dyspnoea, sputum volume and purulence. SpO₂ 92% on air, no pneumonia on CXR. Which antibiotic is appropriate first-line in primary care?