A 25-year-old man with testicular swelling and urethral discharge tests positive for chlamydia and negative for gonorrhea. Diagnosis: epididymitis lik...

Question

A 25-year-old man with testicular swelling and urethral discharge tests positive for chlamydia and negative for gonorrhea. Diagnosis: epididymitis likely due to chlamydia. Best regimen?

Accepted Answer

Doxycycline 100 mg BID for 10 days

Answer

Levofloxacin alone

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Ceftriaxone only

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Doxycycline 100 mg BID for 7 days

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Azithromycin 1 g once

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Epididymitis-Chlamydia

A 25-year-old man with testicular swelling and urethral discharge tests positive for chlamydia and negative for gonorrhea. Diagnosis: epididymitis likely due to chlamydia. Best regimen?