A 71-year-old inpatient with severe CAP (hypoxia and multilobar infiltrates) has no MRSA/Pseudomonas risk. Which initial regimen is guideline-concorda...

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A 71-year-old inpatient with severe CAP (hypoxia and multilobar infiltrates) has no MRSA/Pseudomonas risk. Which initial regimen is guideline-concordant?

Accepted Answer

Ceftriaxone plus azithromycin

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Ceftriaxone alone

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Azithromycin alone

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Levofloxacin plus aztreonam

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Vancomycin plus piperacillin-tazobactam

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

A 71-year-old inpatient with severe CAP (hypoxia and multilobar infiltrates) has no MRSA/Pseudomonas risk. Which initial regimen is guideline-concordant?