A 36-year-old man presents with fever, chills, dysuria, and perineal pain for 3 days. Examination reveals a tender, boggy prostate. He is hemodynamica...

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A 36-year-old man presents with fever, chills, dysuria, and perineal pain for 3 days. Examination reveals a tender, boggy prostate. He is hemodynamically stable and able to tolerate oral medications. Which is the most appropriate empiric outpatient antibiotic regimen?

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Oral fluoroquinolone for 4-6 weeks

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Nitrofurantoin for 5 days

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Single-dose fosfomycin

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Single-dose ceftriaxone only

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Oral amoxicillin for 3 days

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Acute Bacterial Prostatitis

A 36-year-old man presents with fever, chills, dysuria, and perineal pain for 3 days. Examination reveals a tender, boggy prostate. He is hemodynamically stable and able to tolerate oral medications. Which is the most appropriate empiric outpatient antibiotic regimen?