Gonorrhea

Question 1

OUTPATIENT TREATMENT FOR UNCOMPLICATED GONORRHEA INFECTION

Answer 1

•One of the following:
Ceftriaxone, 125 mg IM in a single dose
•AND to prevent drug resistance and treat potential infection with chlamydia:
Azithromycin, 1 g PO in a single dose
or
Doxycycline, 100 mg PO bid × 7 days

Question 2

There is currently only one CDC recommended drug, …….., to treat gonorrhea although less-effective alternatives are available

Answer 2

Ceftriaxone

Question 3

Spread of N gonorrhea to the liver

Answer 3

Perihepatitis or Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome