A 23-year-old with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is stable for outpatient therapy. Which regimen is recommended?...

Question

A 23-year-old with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is stable for outpatient therapy. Which regimen is recommended?

Accepted Answer

Ceftriaxone 500 mg IM once plus doxycycline 100 mg BID for 14 days plus metronidazole 500 mg BID for 14 days

Answer

Azithromycin monotherapy

Answer

Levofloxacin monotherapy for 5 days

Answer

Doxycycline and metronidazole without ceftriaxone

Answer

Clindamycin monotherapy

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Pelvic Inflammatory Disease