A 45-year-old with fever and right lower lobe consolidation meets criteria for outpatient CAP therapy. He lives where macrolide resistance is 25%. Ap...

Question

A 45-year-old with fever and right lower lobe consolidation meets criteria for outpatient CAP therapy. He lives where macrolide resistance is >25%. Appropriate monotherapy?

Accepted Answer

Doxycycline 100 mg twice daily

Answer

Azithromycin

Answer

Amoxicillin-clavulanate

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Cefuroxime

Answer

Clarithromycin

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): CAP-Outpatient Regimens

A 45-year-old with fever and right lower lobe consolidation meets criteria for outpatient CAP therapy. He lives where macrolide resistance is >25%. Appropriate monotherapy?