Question

A 22-year-old with pelvic inflammatory disease (outpatient) has no cephalosporin allergy. What regimen is recommended?

Accepted Answer

Ceftriaxone 500 mg IM once plus doxycycline 100 mg twice daily and metronidazole 500 mg twice daily for 14 days

Answer

Azithromycin 1 g orally once

Answer

Metronidazole 500 mg twice daily for 7 days alone

Answer

Ceftriaxone 250 mg IM once plus doxycycline 100 mg twice daily for 14 days

Answer

Levofloxacin 500 mg daily for 7 days monotherapy

Practice question

A 22-year-old with pelvic inflammatory disease (outpatient) has no cephalosporin allergy. What regimen is recommended?