A 21-year-old man presents with dysuria and urethral discharge. A nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) for *N. gonorrhoeae* is positive, and testing...

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A 21-year-old man presents with dysuria and urethral discharge. A nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) for *N. gonorrhoeae* is positive, and testing for *Chlamydia trachomatis* is negative. He weighs 72 kg and has no known drug allergies. What is the best treatment?

Accepted Answer

Ceftriaxone 500 mg IM once

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Ceftriaxone 250 mg IM once + azithromycin 1 g PO once

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Cefixime 400 mg PO once

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Azithromycin 2 g PO once

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Doxycycline 100 mg PO BID for 7 days

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Gonorrhea

A 21-year-old man presents with dysuria and urethral discharge. A nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) for N. gonorrhoeae is positive, and testing for Chlamydia trachomatis is negative. He weighs 72 kg and has no known drug allergies. What is the best treatment?