Question

A 58-year-old with COPD, diabetes, and alcoholism presents with fever, cough, and a new right-lower-lobe infiltrate. He is stable for outpatient therapy. Which empiric regimen is most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Amoxicillin/clavulanate plus doxycycline

Answer

Azithromycin monotherapy

Answer

Levofloxacin monotherapy

Answer

Amoxicillin high dose monotherapy

Answer

Clarithromycin monotherapy

Practice question

A 58-year-old with COPD, diabetes, and alcoholism presents with fever, cough, and a new right-lower-lobe infiltrate. He is stable for outpatient therapy. Which empiric regimen is most appropriate?