A 27-year-old with PID cannot tolerate oral meds and has high fever and tubo-ovarian abscess. Best setting and regimen?...

Question

A 27-year-old with PID cannot tolerate oral meds and has high fever and tubo-ovarian abscess. Best setting and regimen?

Accepted Answer

Inpatient IV cefoxitin + doxycycline, transition to PO when improved

Answer

Outpatient ceftriaxone + doxycycline + metronidazole

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Azithromycin monotherapy

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Metronidazole monotherapy

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No antibiotics; surgical drainage only

us-abem MCQ (SBA): Severe PID/TOA