A 22-year-old with pelvic pain, mucopurulent cervicitis, and adnexal tenderness is diagnosed with PID and can be treated as outpatient. Best empiric r...

Question

A 22-year-old with pelvic pain, mucopurulent cervicitis, and adnexal tenderness is diagnosed with PID and can be treated as outpatient. Best empiric regimen?

Accepted Answer

Ceftriaxone 500 mg IM once plus doxycycline 100 mg BID 14 days plus metronidazole 500 mg BID 14 days

Answer

Ceftriaxone 500 mg IM once only

Answer

Ceftriaxone 250 mg IM once plus azithromycin 1 g once

Answer

Levofloxacin 500 mg daily for 7 days

Answer

Metronidazole 2 g once only

us-usmle-step-2 MCQ (SBA): Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

A 22-year-old with pelvic pain, mucopurulent cervicitis, and adnexal tenderness is diagnosed with PID and can be treated as outpatient. Best empiric regimen?