Review Article
Treatment of Acute Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Table 2
Parenteral treatment recommendations for acute pelvic inflammatory diseasea.
| | Recommended regimen A |
| | Cefotetan 2 g IV every 12 hours | | Or | | Cefoxitin 2 g IV every 6 hours | | Plus | | Doxycycline 100 mg orally or IV every 12 hours |
| | Recommended regimen B |
| | Clindamycin 900 mg IV every 8 hours | | Plus | | Gentamicin loading dose IV or IM (2 mg/Kg body weight) | | followed by a maintenance dose (1–5 mg/Kg body weight) | | every 8 hours. | | A single daily dosing (3–5 mg/Kg) can be substituted |
| | Alternative parenteral regimen |
| | Ampicillin/sulbactam 3 g IV every 6 hours | | Plus | | Doxycycline 100 mg orally or IV every 12 hours |
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aCDC Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines 2010 MMWR 2010 : 59 (no.-RR12): [63–67].
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