A 22-year-old man presents with dysuria and urethral discharge. Nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) from a first-pass urine sample is positive f...

Question

A 22-year-old man presents with dysuria and urethral discharge. Nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) from a first-pass urine sample is positive for Chlamydia trachomatis and negative for Neisseria gonorrhoeae. He has no significant comorbidities. What is the recommended first-line treatment?

Accepted Answer

Doxycycline 100 mg orally twice daily for 7 days

Answer

Azithromycin 1 g orally as a single dose

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Ceftriaxone 1 g intramuscularly as a single dose

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Metronidazole 400 mg orally twice daily for 7 days

Answer

No treatment is required if asymptomatic

au-racgp MCQ (SBA): Genital chlamydia infection

A 22-year-old man presents with dysuria and urethral discharge. Nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) from a first-pass urine sample is positive for Chlamydia trachomatis and negative for Neisseria gonorrhoeae. He has no significant comorbidities. What is the recommended first-line treatment?