A 63-year-old woman with influenza A and COPD exacerbation requires antibiotics for likely secondary bacterial CAP. She is penicillin allergic (nonana...

Question

A 63-year-old woman with influenza A and COPD exacerbation requires antibiotics for likely secondary bacterial CAP. She is penicillin allergic (nonanaphylactic). Outpatient choice?

Accepted Answer

Respiratory fluoroquinolone monotherapy

Answer

Azithromycin monotherapy regardless of resistance

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Doxycycline alone

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Cefazolin IM daily

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Amoxicillin alone

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): CAP with Allergy/Comorbidity

A 63-year-old woman with influenza A and COPD exacerbation requires antibiotics for likely secondary bacterial CAP. She is penicillin allergic (nonanaphylactic). Outpatient choice?