A 35-year-old woman (nonpregnant) with suspected PID (fever, cervical motion tenderness) needs outpatient therapy. Which is recommended?...

Question

A 35-year-old woman (nonpregnant) with suspected PID (fever, cervical motion tenderness) needs outpatient therapy. Which is recommended?

Accepted Answer

Ceftriaxone 500 mg IM once plus doxycycline 100 mg BID x14 days plus metronidazole 500 mg BID x14 days

Answer

Azithromycin 1 g PO once

Answer

Doxycycline alone x7 days

Answer

Ciprofloxacin alone x3 days

Answer

Ceftriaxone 250 mg IM once only

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Pelvic Inflammatory Disease