Question

A 62-year-old smoker with COPD, HTN, and diabetes presents with fever and productive cough; CXR shows right lower lobe infiltrate. Outpatient therapy is planned. Which empiric regimen is recommended?

Accepted Answer

Amoxicillin/clavulanate plus doxycycline

Answer

Azithromycin monotherapy

Answer

Amoxicillin high dose monotherapy

Answer

Cephalexin monotherapy

Answer

No antibiotics-viral likely

Practice question

A 62-year-old smoker with COPD, HTN, and diabetes presents with fever and productive cough; CXR shows right lower lobe infiltrate. Outpatient therapy is planned. Which empiric regimen is recommended?