Question

A 68-year-old man hospitalized with dyspnea has CXR suggestive of pneumonia and procalcitonin 0.06 µg/L. He is septic with lactate 4.2. Best initial antibiotic decision?

Accepted Answer

Start empiric antibiotics promptly despite low procalcitonin

Answer

Withhold antibiotics because procalcitonin is low

Answer

Wait for cultures only

Answer

Give antivirals only

Answer

Start steroids only

Practice question

A 68-year-old man hospitalized with dyspnea has CXR suggestive of pneumonia and procalcitonin 0.06 µg/L. He is septic with lactate 4.2. Best initial antibiotic decision?