A 63-year-old man presents with fever, productive cough and pleuritic chest pain. Chest x-ray shows right lower lobe consolidation. He has no major co...

Question

A 63-year-old man presents with fever, productive cough and pleuritic chest pain. Chest x-ray shows right lower lobe consolidation. He has no major comorbidities and is stable for outpatient management. According to ATS/IDSA community-acquired pneumonia guidelines adapted in Canada, what is a recommended empiric outpatient regimen?

Accepted Answer

Oral amoxicillin plus doxycycline

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Oral azithromycin monotherapy

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Oral ciprofloxacin alone

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High-dose oral amoxicillin alone is contraindicated

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Oral trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole alone

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Community-acquired pneumonia