A 45-year-old outpatient with CAP, no comorbidities, no MRSA/Pseudomonas risk, and no recent antibiotics. What empiric regimen is recommended?...

Question

A 45-year-old outpatient with CAP, no comorbidities, no MRSA/Pseudomonas risk, and no recent antibiotics. What empiric regimen is recommended?

Accepted Answer

Amoxicillin 1 g orally three times daily

Answer

Levofloxacin 750 mg daily

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Ceftriaxone IV plus azithromycin

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Azithromycin monotherapy (any region)

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Doxycycline plus MRSA coverage

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