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

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

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Ciprofloxacin 500 mg PO BID for 7 days

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Metronidazole 500 mg PO BID for 7 days only

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

us-abem MCQ (SBA): Pelvic Inflammatory Disease