Question

A 64-year-old man with cough, fever and pleuritic chest pain has CRB-65 score 0. Which empirical antibiotic regimen is most appropriate in the community?

Accepted Answer

Amoxicillin 500 mg TDS for 5 days

Answer

Co-amoxiclav 625 mg TDS for 7-10 days

Answer

Azithromycin 500 mg OD for 5 days

Answer

Doxycycline 100 mg BD for 14 days routinely

Answer

No antibiotics

Practice question

A 64-year-old man with cough, fever and pleuritic chest pain has CRB-65 score 0. Which empirical antibiotic regimen is most appropriate in the community?