A 65-year-old man is diagnosed in primary care with community-acquired pneumonia. He has a CRB-65 score of 2. He is haemodynamically stable and has no...

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A 65-year-old man is diagnosed in primary care with community-acquired pneumonia. He has a CRB-65 score of 2. He is haemodynamically stable and has no drug allergies. Which empirical antibiotic regimen is recommended by NICE?

Accepted Answer

Amoxicillin 500 mg three times daily plus doxycycline 200 mg on day 1 then 100 mg daily

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Amoxicillin 500 mg three times daily for 5 days

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Intravenous co-amoxiclav 1.2 g three times daily

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Levofloxacin 500 mg once daily

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Clarithromycin 500 mg twice daily as monotherapy

ukmla MCQ (SBA): Community Acquired Pneumonia

A 65-year-old man is diagnosed in primary care with community-acquired pneumonia. He has a CRB-65 score of 2. He is haemodynamically stable and has no drug allergies. Which empirical antibiotic regimen is recommended by NICE?