A 64-year-old woman with severe CAP is admitted to ICU with shock. Which empiric antibiotic strategy is appropriate (no MRSA/Pseudomonas risk factors)...

Question

A 64-year-old woman with severe CAP is admitted to ICU with shock. Which empiric antibiotic strategy is appropriate (no MRSA/Pseudomonas risk factors)?

Accepted Answer

Beta-lactam plus macrolide (e.g. ceftriaxone + azithromycin)

Answer

Macrolide monotherapy

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Vancomycin plus piperacillin-tazobactam in all severe CAP

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Doxycycline monotherapy

hard MCQ (SBA): Community-Acquired Pneumonia

A 64-year-old woman with severe CAP is admitted to ICU with shock. Which empiric antibiotic strategy is appropriate (no MRSA/Pseudomonas risk factors)?