A 23-year-old sexually active woman presents with lower abdominal pain, cervical motion tenderness, and mucopurulent discharge. Pregnancy test is nega...

Question

A 23-year-old sexually active woman presents with lower abdominal pain, cervical motion tenderness, and mucopurulent discharge. Pregnancy test is negative. Outpatient management is planned. Which regimen is recommended?

Accepted Answer

Levofloxacin 750 mg daily for 5 days

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Ceftriaxone 250 mg IM once + azithromycin 1 g once only

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

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Doxycycline 100 mg BID for 7 days only

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Cefotetan 2 g IV q12h + doxycycline 100 mg q12h (outpatient)

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

A 23-year-old sexually active woman presents with lower abdominal pain, cervical motion tenderness, and mucopurulent discharge. Pregnancy test is negative. Outpatient management is planned. Which regimen is recommended?