Question

A 67-year-old man with COPD and diabetes presents with fever, cough, and a new lobar infiltrate on CXR. He is managed as an outpatient. Which empiric regimen is guideline-concordant?

Accepted Answer

Amoxicillin-clavulanate plus doxycycline

Answer

Amoxicillin 1 g three times daily monotherapy

Answer

Azithromycin monotherapy

Answer

Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole

Answer

Cephalexin

Practice question

A 67-year-old man with COPD and diabetes presents with fever, cough, and a new lobar infiltrate on CXR. He is managed as an outpatient. Which empiric regimen is guideline-concordant?