A 28-year-old man presents to a downtown STI clinic with urethral discharge. NAAT confirms Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Chlamydia trachomatis has not yet be...

Question

A 28-year-old man presents to a downtown STI clinic with urethral discharge. NAAT confirms Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Chlamydia trachomatis has not yet been excluded. According to Canadian STI guidance, what is the preferred empiric treatment?

Accepted Answer

Ceftriaxone 500 mg IM once plus doxycycline 100 mg orally twice daily for 7 days

Answer

Cefixime 400 mg orally once

Answer

Ceftriaxone 250 mg IM once only

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Azithromycin 2 g orally once

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Ciprofloxacin 500 mg orally once

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Uncomplicated gonorrhoea

A 28-year-old man presents to a downtown STI clinic with urethral discharge. NAAT confirms Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Chlamydia trachomatis has not yet been excluded. According to Canadian STI guidance, what is the preferred empiric treatment?