A 50-year-old man with dysuria and fever has CT showing perinephric stranding; he is stable for outpatient therapy. Which regimen is acceptable per mo...

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A 50-year-old man with dysuria and fever has CT showing perinephric stranding; he is stable for outpatient therapy. Which regimen is acceptable per most recent IDSA guidance?

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Ciprofloxacin if local resistance permits, or initial IV dose then oral fluoroquinolone

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Nitrofurantoin monotherapy

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Amoxicillin monotherapy

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Single-dose fosfomycin

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No antibiotics

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Pyelonephritis (Outpatient)

A 50-year-old man with dysuria and fever has CT showing perinephric stranding; he is stable for outpatient therapy. Which regimen is acceptable per most recent IDSA guidance?