A 65-year-old woman with chronic kidney disease stage 3 and diabetes is admitted with community-acquired pneumonia. She is haemodynamically stable. Sp...

Question

A 65-year-old woman with chronic kidney disease stage 3 and diabetes is admitted with community-acquired pneumonia. She is haemodynamically stable. Sputum Gram stain suggests typical bacterial aetiology. According to the Canadian CAP guideline, which of the following antibiotic regimens is most appropriate for non-severe community-acquired pneumonia in an inpatient with comorbidities?

Accepted Answer

IV ceftriaxone plus oral doxycycline

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Oral amoxicillin alone

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Oral azithromycin monotherapy

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Oral ciprofloxacin monotherapy

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No antibiotics until culture results are available

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