A 31-year-old woman with pelvic pain and cervical motion tenderness is diagnosed with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). A pregnancy test is negative....

Question

A 31-year-old woman with pelvic pain and cervical motion tenderness is diagnosed with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). A pregnancy test is negative. Outpatient therapy should include which regimen?

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

Ceftriaxone IM once only

Answer

Doxycycline 100 mg BID for 7 days only

Answer

Metronidazole 2 g once

Answer

Azithromycin 1 g once only

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

A 31-year-old woman with pelvic pain and cervical motion tenderness is diagnosed with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). A pregnancy test is negative. Outpatient therapy should include which regimen?