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ModerateRespiratoryCommunity-acquired pneumonia – CURB-65-based managementuk-plab-1

A 72-year-old woman presents with fever, productive cough and pleuritic chest pain. Her chest X-ray shows right lower lobe consolidation. Her CURB-65 score is 3. What is the most appropriate management setting and initial antibiotic strategy?

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