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

Answer

Azithromycin monotherapy

Answer

High-dose amoxicillin monotherapy

Answer

Ceftriaxone monotherapy

Answer

Levofloxacin plus azithromycin

Practice 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?