A 72-year-old outpatient with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), COPD, and diabetes has QTc 510 ms. Which empiric regimen is guideline-concordant?...

Question

A 72-year-old outpatient with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), COPD, and diabetes has QTc 510 ms. Which empiric regimen is guideline-concordant?

Accepted Answer

Amoxicillin 1 g TID monotherapy

Answer

Azithromycin monotherapy

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Levofloxacin monotherapy

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Amoxicillin-clavulanate plus doxycycline

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Ceftriaxone IM single dose only

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