A 45-year-old outpatient with community-acquired pneumonia, no comorbidities, no recent antibiotics. Which empiric regimen is recommended?...

Question

A 45-year-old outpatient with community-acquired pneumonia, no comorbidities, no recent antibiotics. Which empiric regimen is recommended?

Accepted Answer

Amoxicillin 1 g orally three times daily

Answer

Azithromycin monotherapy regardless of local resistance

Answer

Levofloxacin monotherapy first line

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Amoxicillin-clavulanate plus doxycycline routinely

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Ceftriaxone IV plus azithromycin for all outpatients

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Community-Acquired Pneumonia