Table 2. Empirical initial treatment for mild CAP that can be treated on an outpatient basis (10).

Severity class	Primary treatment (standard dose)	Alternative treatment (standard dose)
Mild pneumonia without comorbidity, outpatient treatment	Amoxicillin (750–1000 mg tid)	Moxifloxacin (400 mg qd) Levofloxacin (500 mg qd or bid) Clarithromycin (500 mg bid) Azithromycin (500 mg qd × 3 d) Doxycycline (200 mg qd)
Mild pneumonia with comorbidity, outpatient treatment – Congestive heart failure – Neurologic disease with dysphagia – Severe COPD, bronchiectasis – Bedridden state, PEG	Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (1 g tid)	Moxifloxacin (400 mg qd) Levofloxacin (500 mg qd or bid)

CAP,community-acquired pneumonia; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; PEG, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy