Question

A 27-year-old woman with pelvic inflammatory disease (no tubo-ovarian abscess) is managed as an outpatient. What is the recommended regimen?

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

Azithromycin 1 g PO once only

Answer

Ciprofloxacin 500 mg PO BID for 7 days

Answer

Metronidazole 500 mg PO BID for 7 days only

Answer

Cefixime 800 mg PO once and doxycycline 100 mg PO BID for 7 days

Practice question

A 27-year-old woman with pelvic inflammatory disease (no tubo-ovarian abscess) is managed as an outpatient. What is the recommended regimen?