Outpatient Treatment of with Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
No comorbidities or risk factors for MRSA or Pseudomonas aeruginosa:
• Amoxicillin or
• doxycycline or
• macrolide (if local pneumococcal resistance is < 25%)
With comorbidities:
• Combination therapy with amoxicillin/clavulanate or cephalosporin AND macrolide or doxycyclinex
OR
• monotherapy with respiratory fluoroquinolone
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