Question

A 55-year-old with severe CAP requiring ICU meets criteria for MRSA risk (prior MRSA isolation). Appropriate initial antibiotics?

Accepted Answer

Ceftriaxone + azithromycin + vancomycin (or linezolid)

Answer

Ceftriaxone + azithromycin

Answer

Levofloxacin alone

Answer

Piperacillin-tazobactam alone

Answer

Amoxicillin alone

Practice question

A 55-year-old with severe CAP requiring ICU meets criteria for MRSA risk (prior MRSA isolation). Appropriate initial antibiotics?