A woman's partner has been diagnosed with chlamydia. She has had sexual contact with him in the last 4 weeks. She is asymptomatic. What should be offe...

Question

A woman's partner has been diagnosed with chlamydia. She has had sexual contact with him in the last 4 weeks. She is asymptomatic. What should be offered?

Accepted Answer

She should be offered testing AND empirical epidemiological treatment with doxycycline 100 mg BD for 7 days, without waiting for results

Answer

No testing or treatment is needed if she is asymptomatic

Answer

She should only be tested, not treated until results are available

Answer

She needs a test of cure before treatment

Answer

Only barrier methods need to be discussed

uk-dfsrh MCQ (SBA): Chlamydia Contact Empirical Treatment

A woman's partner has been diagnosed with chlamydia. She has had sexual contact with him in the last 4 weeks. She is asymptomatic. What should be offered?