A 23‑year‑old woman with lower abdominal pain, cervical motion tenderness, and mucopurulent discharge is diagnosed with pelvic inflammatory disease an...

Question

A 23‑year‑old woman with lower abdominal pain, cervical motion tenderness, and mucopurulent discharge is diagnosed with pelvic inflammatory disease and can be treated as an outpatient. What is the recommended regimen?

Accepted Answer

Ceftriaxone 500 mg IM once + doxycycline 100 mg bid for 14 days + metronidazole 500 mg bid for 14 days

Answer

Ceftriaxone 250 mg IM once + azithromycin 1 g once

Answer

Doxycycline 100 mg bid for 7 days only

Answer

Levofloxacin 500 mg daily for 7 days + metronidazole 500 mg bid for 7 days

Answer

Metronidazole 2 g once

us-usmle-step-2 MCQ (SBA): Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

A 23‑year‑old woman with lower abdominal pain, cervical motion tenderness, and mucopurulent discharge is diagnosed with pelvic inflammatory disease and can be treated as an outpatient. What is the recommended regimen?