A 41-year-old with CAP and no comorbidities, no MRSA/Pseudomonas risk, is treated as outpatient. Preferred initial antibiotic?...

Question

A 41-year-old with CAP and no comorbidities, no MRSA/Pseudomonas risk, is treated as outpatient. Preferred initial antibiotic?

Accepted Answer

Amoxicillin 1 g TID or doxycycline 100 mg BID

Answer

Levofloxacin 750 mg daily routinely

Answer

Azithromycin monotherapy regardless of local resistance

Answer

Amoxicillin-clavulanate plus levofloxacin

Answer

Ceftriaxone IM daily at home

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