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A 76-year-old woman in a long-term care facility develops fever, productive cough and confusion. Chest X-ray shows right lower lobe consolidation. She has COPD and chronic kidney disease. According to Canadian CAP guidance, which empirical antibiotic choice is most appropriate for severe community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalisation?

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