Question

A 75-year-old woman in a residential aged care facility develops fever and new infiltrates on chest X-ray 72 hours after admission to hospital for a hip fracture. She has no risk factors for multi-resistant organisms. What is the most appropriate empiric antibiotic choice?

Accepted Answer

IV ceftriaxone plus oral doxycycline

Answer

Oral amoxicillin only

Answer

Oral azithromycin only

Answer

IV vancomycin plus meropenem

Answer

Oral amoxicillin-clavulanate only

Practice question

A 75-year-old woman in a residential aged care facility develops fever and new infiltrates on chest X-ray 72 hours after admission to hospital for a hip fracture. She has no risk factors for multi-resistant organisms. What is the most appropriate empiric antibiotic choice?