Infectious Disease MCQ 31

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A 66-year-old male, is seen in the emergency room complaining of chest pain of sudden onset, cough productive of purulent and blood-tinged sputum, and fever, which rose abruptly after he had felt a sharp chill. Lab tests show a normal hematocrit, 20,000 WBC with 65% neutrophils and 10% bands. An X-ray of the thorax shows a consolidating pneumonia of the right middle lobe.

What would be the antibiotic of choice to start this patient while the cultures are pending?
    1. Ampicillin
    2. Levofloxacin
    3. Penicillin G
    4. Sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim
    5. Vancomycin
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