A 38-year-old with fever, foul cervical discharge, lower abdominal pain and cervical motion tenderness is diagnosed with PID. She is not pregnant. Wha...

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A 38-year-old with fever, foul cervical discharge, lower abdominal pain and cervical motion tenderness is diagnosed with PID. She is not pregnant. What outpatient regimen is recommended?

Accepted Answer

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

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Azithromycin 1 g once

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Doxycycline 100 mg BID for 7 days alone

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Metronidazole 2 g once

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Ceftriaxone 500 mg IM once; no further therapy

CDC STI guidelines MCQ (SBA): PID

A 38-year-old with fever, foul cervical discharge, lower abdominal pain and cervical motion tenderness is diagnosed with PID. She is not pregnant. What outpatient regimen is recommended?