11th September 2020

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

A 70-year-old lady who is normally fit and well presents to the emergency department with fever and a productive cough. She has a respiratory rate of 24 but is normotensive, not confused and has a urea within normal range on blood tests. She has a history of anaphylactic reactions to penicillin.

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