A school-age child comes to the clinic with a 5-day history of cough and low-grade fever. The primary care NP auscultates crackles and diminished breath sounds bilaterally. The NP should:
a. order azithromycin.
b. prescribe doxycycline.
c. obtain a sputum culture.
d. recommend symptomatic treatment.
A
Community-acquired pneumonia in school-age children is commonly caused by Mycoplasma. Azithromycin is a first-line drug of choice to treat this type of pneumonia.
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