A 23-year-old with lower abdominal pain, cervical motion tenderness, and mucopurulent discharge is diagnosed with PID. Best outpatient regimen?...

Question

A 23-year-old with lower abdominal pain, cervical motion tenderness, and mucopurulent discharge is diagnosed with PID. Best outpatient regimen?

Accepted Answer

Ceftriaxone 500 mg IM once plus doxycycline 100 mg twice daily for 14 days plus metronidazole 500 mg twice daily for 14 days

Answer

Ceftriaxone 250 mg IM once plus azithromycin 1 g single dose

Answer

Cefoxitin 2 g IV q6h for 24 h then doxycycline

Answer

Levofloxacin 750 mg daily for 5 days

Answer

Doxycycline 100 mg twice daily for 7 days only

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Pelvic Inflammatory Disease