Question

A 21-year-old man presents with dysuria and urethral discharge. A nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) for *N. gonorrhoeae* is positive, and testing for *Chlamydia trachomatis* is negative. He weighs 72 kg and has no known drug allergies. What is the best treatment?

Accepted Answer

Ceftriaxone 500 mg IM once

Answer

Ceftriaxone 250 mg IM once + azithromycin 1 g PO once

Answer

Cefixime 400 mg PO once

Answer

Azithromycin 2 g PO once

Answer

Doxycycline 100 mg PO BID for 7 days

Practice question

A 21-year-old man presents with dysuria and urethral discharge. A nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) for N. gonorrhoeae is positive, and testing for Chlamydia trachomatis is negative. He weighs 72 kg and has no known drug allergies. What is the best treatment?