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A 68-year-old male presents to a primary care clinic (CESFAM) with 3 days of productive cough with rust-colored sputum, right pleuritic chest pain, and fever. Vital signs: BP 105/65 mmHg, HR 92 bpm, RR 26 bpm, temperature 38.4 °C, SpO2 95% on room air. He is fully alert and oriented with no confusion (BUN is 14 mg/dL / urea 30 mg/dL). Right lung base auscultation reveals crackles and bronchial breath sounds. What is his CURB-65 score and the recommended management setting under Chilean GES guidelines for Community-Acquired Pneumonia?

CURB-65 = 1 (age >=65); outpatient management with oral amoxicillin or amoxicillin-clavulanate and close clinical follow-up within 48 hours CURB-65 = 0; outpatient symptomatic treatment with cough suppressants without antimicrobial therapy CURB-65 = 3; immediate referral for intensive care unit (ICU) admission and mechanical ventilation CURB-65 = 2; mandatory hospital admission for intravenous levofloxacin monotherapy

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CURB-65 = 1 (age >=65); outpatient management with oral amoxicillin or amoxicillin-clavulanate and close clinical follow-up within 48 hours

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