A 45-year-old outpatient with community-acquired pneumonia, no comorbidities, no recent antibiotics, and no risk factors for MRSA/Pseudomonas. What is...

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A 45-year-old outpatient with community-acquired pneumonia, no comorbidities, no recent antibiotics, and no risk factors for MRSA/Pseudomonas. What is the recommended empiric therapy?

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Amoxicillin 1 g three times daily

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Azithromycin monotherapy for 10 days

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Levofloxacin 750 mg daily plus azithromycin

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Amoxicillin-clavulanate plus doxycycline for all healthy patients

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Ceftriaxone IM once

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Community-acquired pneumonia

A 45-year-old outpatient with community-acquired pneumonia, no comorbidities, no recent antibiotics, and no risk factors for MRSA/Pseudomonas. What is the recommended empiric therapy?