The patient is a 49 year old male who recently has been admitted for pneumonia. His record shows that he has taken amoxicillin in the past 30 days for

The patient is a 49 year old male who recently has been admitted for pneumonia. His record shows that he has taken amoxicillin in the past 30 days for the treatment of otitis media. There are concerns regarding MRSA; therefore an appropriate empirical treatment for CAP in the inpatient setting for this patient is: The patient is a 49 year old male who recently has been admitted for pneumonia. His record shows that he has taken amoxicillin in the past 30 days for the treatment of otitis media. There are concerns regarding MRSA; therefore an appropriate empirical treatment for CAP in the inpatient setting for this patient is: gemifloxacin 500 mg daily and ciprofloxacin 500 mg BID levofloxacin 750 mg daily and vancomycin 15 mg/kg IV cephalexin 500 mg daily and cefotaxime 1 gm IV daily moxifloxacin 400 mg daily and cefepime 2 gm IV q8 hours