A 61-year-old man with CAP improves rapidly. He is afebrile for 48 hours and stable. Minimum antibiotic duration per guideline?...

Question

A 61-year-old man with CAP improves rapidly. He is afebrile for 48 hours and stable. Minimum antibiotic duration per guideline?

Accepted Answer

At least 5 days total therapy

Answer

3 days total

Answer

10 days mandatory

Answer

Until WBC count normalizes

Answer

2 weeks minimum

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): CAP-Minimum Duration