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A 42-year-old construction worker with a 3-day history of cough, fever, chills, dyspnea, and right posterolateral chest pain with inspiration is brought to the emergency department by his wife. He h... as been in good health until this illness and has never been hospitalized. He does not take any routine medications, does not smoke, and drinks alcohol only occasionally.On examination he appears ill and in mild respiratory distress. His temperature is 40.3°C (104.5°F), pulse rate 126 beats/min, respiratory rate 32/min, blood pressure 136/70 mm Hg, and oxygen saturation 88% on room air. He has diminished breath sounds in the right posterolateral chest. His Pneumonia Severity Index is 97. Based on the severity of his illness you recommend hospital admission.Antibiotic choices recommended for empiric treatment in this patient include which of the following? Ceftriaxone plus azithromycin (Zithromax) Cefuroxime Ciprofloxacin (Cipro) intravenously [Show More]

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