A 58-year-old with community-acquired pneumonia (no recent antibiotics) has COPD and diabetes. He is hemodynamically stable for outpatient therapy. Be...

Question

A 58-year-old with community-acquired pneumonia (no recent antibiotics) has COPD and diabetes. He is hemodynamically stable for outpatient therapy. Best empiric regimen?

Accepted Answer

Amoxicillin-clavulanate plus doxycycline

Answer

Azithromycin monotherapy

Answer

Amoxicillin 1 g TID monotherapy

Answer

Doxycycline monotherapy

Answer

Levofloxacin + azithromycin

us-abim MCQ (SBA): Community-Acquired Pneumonia

A 58-year-old with community-acquired pneumonia (no recent antibiotics) has COPD and diabetes. He is hemodynamically stable for outpatient therapy. Best empiric regimen?