A 25-year-old woman presents with right lower quadrant abdominal pain, fever and cervical motion tenderness. Pregnancy test is negative. According to ...

Question

A 25-year-old woman presents with right lower quadrant abdominal pain, fever and cervical motion tenderness. Pregnancy test is negative. According to Australian pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) guidelines, what is the most appropriate empiric outpatient antibiotic regimen?

Accepted Answer

Ceftriaxone intramuscular single dose plus doxycycline and metronidazole for 14 days

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Doxycycline alone for 14 days

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Single dose azithromycin only

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Amoxicillin clavulanate only

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Metronidazole alone

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Pelvic inflammatory disease

A 25-year-old woman presents with right lower quadrant abdominal pain, fever and cervical motion tenderness. Pregnancy test is negative. According to Australian pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) guidelines, what is the most appropriate empiric outpatient antibiotic regimen?