A 35-year-old man has fever, lobar pneumonia on CXR, and sputum culture showing Streptococcus pneumoniae. Which antibiotic is recommended first-line i...

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A 35-year-old man has fever, lobar pneumonia on CXR, and sputum culture showing Streptococcus pneumoniae. Which antibiotic is recommended first-line in an otherwise healthy adult?

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Amoxicillin

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Clarithromycin

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IV tazocin

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Doxycycline

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Co-trimoxazole

NICE Pneumonia Guideline MCQ (SBA): Pneumonia

A 35-year-old man has fever, lobar pneumonia on CXR, and sputum culture showing Streptococcus pneumoniae. Which antibiotic is recommended first-line in an otherwise healthy adult?