A 24-year-old with PID (fever, pelvic pain, CMT) is stable for outpatient therapy. Best regimen?...

Question

A 24-year-old with PID (fever, pelvic pain, CMT) is stable for outpatient therapy. Best 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

Ceftriaxone 250 mg IM once plus azithromycin 1 g once

Answer

Doxycycline monotherapy 100 mg PO bid for 7 days

Answer

Levofloxacin 500 mg daily for 3 days

Answer

Metronidazole monotherapy 500 mg bid for 7 days

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Pelvic Inflammatory Disease