A 26-year-old with a painless genital ulcer and positive RPR is diagnosed with primary syphilis. He is nonpregnant and has no penicillin allergy. What...

Question

A 26-year-old with a painless genital ulcer and positive RPR is diagnosed with primary syphilis. He is nonpregnant and has no penicillin allergy. What is the recommended treatment?

Accepted Answer

Benzathine penicillin G 2.4 million units IM once

Answer

Doxycycline 100 mg PO BID for 28 days

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Ceftriaxone 1 g IM once

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Azithromycin 2 g PO once

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Penicillin V 500 mg PO QID for 10 days

us-usmle-step-2 MCQ (SBA): Syphilis

A 26-year-old with a painless genital ulcer and positive RPR is diagnosed with primary syphilis. He is nonpregnant and has no penicillin allergy. What is the recommended treatment?