What time line has been established to initiate antibiotic treatment in patients with pneumonia who ...

What time line has been established to initiate antibiotic treatment in patients with pneumonia who are admitted to the hospital that will result in improved survival?
 
  a. 2 hr or less
  b. 4 hr or less
  c. 6 hr or less
  d. 8 hr or less

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Q. 2  ATS guidelines suggest using which of the following antibiotics if methicillin-resistant S. aureus is a concern?
 
  a. Cefazolin
  b. Doxycycline
  c. Penicillin
  d. Vancomycin

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Q. 3  For a patient with pneumonia with coexisting cardiopulmonary disease, according to the ATS guidelines, what single antibiotic could be given as empiric treatment?
 
  a. Intravenous beta-lactam
  b. Intravenous doxycycline
  c. Intravenous fluoroquinolone
  d. Intravenous macrolide

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Q. 4  Which of the following organisms that cause pneumonia is most likely to result in a positive blood culture?
 
  a. Chlamydia pneumoniae
  b. Haemophilus influenzae
  c. Mycoplasma pneumoniae
  d. Pneumocystis jiroveci