A 64-year-old with COPD, fever, pleuritic chest pain, and right-lower-lobe opacity on CXR is diagnosed with outpatient CAP. He has diabetes and heart ...

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A 64-year-old with COPD, fever, pleuritic chest pain, and right-lower-lobe opacity on CXR is diagnosed with outpatient CAP. He has diabetes and heart failure. Best empiric outpatient regimen?

Accepted Answer

Amoxicillin/clavulanate plus doxycycline

Answer

Azithromycin monotherapy for 5 days

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Doxycycline monotherapy for 10 days

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Ceftriaxone IM daily plus azithromycin

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Levofloxacin 250 mg daily

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A 64-year-old with COPD, fever, pleuritic chest pain, and right-lower-lobe opacity on CXR is diagnosed with outpatient CAP. He has diabetes and heart failure. Best empiric outpatient regimen?