A 67-year-old with COPD and diabetes develops nonsevere community-acquired pneumonia. Appropriate outpatient empiric therapy?...

Question

A 67-year-old with COPD and diabetes develops nonsevere community-acquired pneumonia. Appropriate outpatient empiric therapy?

Accepted Answer

Amoxicillin/clavulanate plus azithromycin

Answer

Amoxicillin 1 g TID alone

Answer

Azithromycin monotherapy regardless of resistance

Answer

Ceftriaxone IM monotherapy

Answer

Oseltamivir only

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