A 68-year-old outpatient with COPD, no MRSA or Pseudomonas risk, presents with community-acquired pneumonia (fever, cough, new lobar infiltrate). Whic...

Question

A 68-year-old outpatient with COPD, no MRSA or Pseudomonas risk, presents with community-acquired pneumonia (fever, cough, new lobar infiltrate). Which empiric regimen is guideline-concordant?

Accepted Answer

Amoxicillin-clavulanate plus doxycycline

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Azithromycin monotherapy

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High-dose amoxicillin monotherapy

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Ceftriaxone monotherapy

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Levofloxacin plus azithromycin

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

A 68-year-old outpatient with COPD, no MRSA or Pseudomonas risk, presents with community-acquired pneumonia (fever, cough, new lobar infiltrate). Which empiric regimen is guideline-concordant?