A 19-year-old university student presents with dysuria and urethral discharge. NAAT testing confirms Chlamydia trachomatis infection without gonorrhoe...

Question

A 19-year-old university student presents with dysuria and urethral discharge. NAAT testing confirms Chlamydia trachomatis infection without gonorrhoea. He has no allergies. According to Australian STI treatment guidelines, what is the recommended first-line treatment?

Accepted Answer

Doxycycline 100 mg orally twice daily for 7 days

Answer

Single dose azithromycin 1 g orally

Answer

Ciprofloxacin 500 mg orally twice daily for 3 days

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Ceftriaxone 500 mg IM single dose

Answer

Metronidazole 400 mg orally twice daily for 7 days

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Chlamydia urethritis

A 19-year-old university student presents with dysuria and urethral discharge. NAAT testing confirms Chlamydia trachomatis infection without gonorrhoea. He has no allergies. According to Australian STI treatment guidelines, what is the recommended first-line treatment?