A 23-year-old is diagnosed with outpatient PID. She weighs 60 kg and is not pregnant. Best outpatient regimen?...

Question

A 23-year-old is diagnosed with outpatient PID. She weighs 60 kg and is not pregnant. Best outpatient regimen?

Accepted Answer

Ceftriaxone 500 mg IM once + doxycycline 100 mg BID ×14 days + metronidazole 500 mg BID ×14 days

Answer

Ceftriaxone 250 mg IM once + doxycycline 100 mg BID ×14 days only

Answer

Ceftriaxone 1 g IV daily ×14 days monotherapy

Answer

Ceftriaxone 1 g IM once + azithromycin single 1 g dose

Answer

Metronidazole alone for 14 days

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