A 58-year-old woman with severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and septic shock is penicillin allergic (anaphylaxis). What is the best empiric cov...

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A 58-year-old woman with severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and septic shock is penicillin allergic (anaphylaxis). What is the best empiric coverage?

Accepted Answer

Levofloxacin plus vancomycin and aztreonam

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Ceftriaxone plus azithromycin

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Amoxicillin-clavulanate

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Doxycycline only

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Oseltamivir only

us-abem MCQ (SBA): Severe CAP (Beta-lactam Anaphylaxis)

A 58-year-old woman with severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and septic shock is penicillin allergic (anaphylaxis). What is the best empiric coverage?