A 24-year-old woman presents with lower abdominal pain, cervical motion tenderness and mucopurulent discharge. Pregnancy test is negative. What is the...

Question

A 24-year-old woman presents with lower abdominal pain, cervical motion tenderness and mucopurulent discharge. Pregnancy test is negative. What is the most appropriate empirical treatment regimen for pelvic inflammatory disease in the UK?

Accepted Answer

Ceftriaxone IM plus 14-day Doxycycline with or without Metronidazole

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Flucloxacillin monotherapy

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Single-dose Azithromycin only

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High-dose Metronidazole alone

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No antibiotics until swab results are available

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Pelvic inflammatory disease

A 24-year-old woman presents with lower abdominal pain, cervical motion tenderness and mucopurulent discharge. Pregnancy test is negative. What is the most appropriate empirical treatment regimen for pelvic inflammatory disease in the UK?