Chapter 45. Pneumonia
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. The most common bacterial pathogen in community-acquired pneumonia is:
1. Haemophilus influenzae
2. Staphylococcus aureus
3. Mycoplasma pneumoniae
4. Streptococcus pneumoniae
2. The first-line drug choice for a previously healthy adult patient diagnosed with community-acquired
pneumonia would be:
1. Ciprofloxacin
2. Azithromycin
3. Amoxicillin
4. Doxycycline
3. The first-line antibiotic choice for a patient with comorbidities or who is immunosuppressed who has
pneumonia and can be treated as an outpatient would be:
1. Levofloxacin
2. Amoxicillin
3. Ciprofloxacin
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. The most common bacterial pathogen in community-acquired pneumonia is:
1. Haemophilus influenzae
2. Staphylococcus aureus
3. Mycoplasma pneumoniae
4. Streptococcus pneumoniae
2. The first-line drug choice for a previously healthy adult patient diagnosed with community-acquired
pneumonia would be:
1. Ciprofloxacin
2. Azithromycin
3. Amoxicillin
4. Doxycycline
3. The first-line antibiotic choice for a patient with comorbidities or who is immunosuppressed who has
pneumonia and can be treated as an outpatient would be:
1. Levofloxacin
2. Amoxicillin
3. Ciprofloxacin
