11th September 2020

A 70-year-old man who is normally fit and well presents to the emergency department

A 70-year-old man who is normally fit and well presents to the emergency department with fever and a productive cough. He has a respiratory rate of 24 but is normotensive, not confused and has a urea within normal range on blood tests. He has no known allergies. 

For the patient above, please select the SINGLE most appropriate treatment based on the likely causative organism. Select ONE option from the list above.