A 19-year-old university student presents with dysuria and purulent urethral discharge. Nucleic acid amplification testing is positive for Neisseria g...

Question

A 19-year-old university student presents with dysuria and purulent urethral discharge. Nucleic acid amplification testing is positive for Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis. According to Canadian STI guidelines, what is the most appropriate treatment?

Accepted Answer

Ceftriaxone IM plus doxycycline orally

Answer

Penicillin G IM only

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Azithromycin orally only

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Metronidazole orally plus ceftriaxone IM

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No treatment is required if symptoms resolve spontaneously

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Gonorrhoea and chlamydia urethritis

A 19-year-old university student presents with dysuria and purulent urethral discharge. Nucleic acid amplification testing is positive for Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis. According to Canadian STI guidelines, what is the most appropriate treatment?