A 34-year-old outpatient with community-acquired pneumonia has no comorbidities or MRSA/Pseudomonas risk. Local macrolide resistance is 25%. Which re...

Question

A 34-year-old outpatient with community-acquired pneumonia has no comorbidities or MRSA/Pseudomonas risk. Local macrolide resistance is >25%. Which regimen is guideline-concordant?

Accepted Answer

Amoxicillin 1,000 mg orally three times daily

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Azithromycin 500 mg on day 1 then 250 mg daily

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Levofloxacin 750 mg orally daily

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Ceftriaxone 1 g IV daily plus azithromycin

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Amoxicillin-clavulanate 875/125 mg twice daily monotherapy

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A 34-year-old outpatient with community-acquired pneumonia has no comorbidities or MRSA/Pseudomonas risk. Local macrolide resistance is >25%. Which regimen is guideline-concordant?