A 36-year-old previously healthy outpatient with lobar pneumonia on CXR, CURB-65 = 0, no comorbidities, and no MRSA/Pseudomonas risk. Which empiric or...

Question

A 36-year-old previously healthy outpatient with lobar pneumonia on CXR, CURB-65 = 0, no comorbidities, and no MRSA/Pseudomonas risk. Which empiric oral regimen is guideline-concordant?

Accepted Answer

High-dose amoxicillin 1,000 mg three times daily

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Azithromycin 500 mg on day 1 then 250 mg daily (local macrolide resistance >25%)

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Levofloxacin 750 mg daily

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Amoxicillin-clavulanate 875/125 mg twice daily + doxycycline 100 mg twice daily

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Cefdinir 300 mg twice daily

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A 36-year-old previously healthy outpatient with lobar pneumonia on CXR, CURB-65 = 0, no comorbidities, and no MRSA/Pseudomonas risk. Which empiric oral regimen is guideline-concordant?