A patient has high-severity community-acquired pneumonia. Which urine antigen tests should be considered to guide narrowing of treatment?...

Question

A patient has high-severity community-acquired pneumonia. Which urine antigen tests should be considered to guide narrowing of treatment?

Accepted Answer

Pneumococcal and legionella urinary antigen tests; with reassessment

Answer

Gonococcal and chlamydial nucleic-acid tests; with safety monitoring

Answer

Urinary lipoarabinomannan in every UK admission; after assessment

Answer

Urinary pneumococcal antigen alone in low-severity disease; first

Answer

No pathogen-directed tests at any severity; with monitoring

Respiratory Medicine — MRCP Part 1 MCQ