A 36-year-old outpatient with low-risk community-acquired pneumonia has no comorbidities or risk factors. Which empiric therapy aligns with current gu...

Question

A 36-year-old outpatient with low-risk community-acquired pneumonia has no comorbidities or risk factors. Which empiric therapy aligns with current guidelines?

Accepted Answer

Amoxicillin 1,000 mg orally three times daily

Answer

Azithromycin monotherapy in a community with pneumococcal macrolide resistance of 35%

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Levofloxacin 750 mg daily plus doxycycline

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Ceftriaxone IV plus azithromycin

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No antibiotics because procalcitonin is low

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Community-acquired pneumonia

A 36-year-old outpatient with low-risk community-acquired pneumonia has no comorbidities or risk factors. Which empiric therapy aligns with current guidelines?