Review Article
Treatment of Acute Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Table 3
Oral treatment recommendations for acute pelvic inflammatory diseasea.
| Recommended regimens |
| (1) Ceftriaxone 250 mg IM in a single dose | Plus | Doxycycline 100 mg orally twice a day for 10–14 days | With or without | Metronidazole 500 mg orally twice a day for 10–14 days | (2) Cefoxitin 2 g IM in a single dose and Probenecid 1 g orally | administered concomitantly as a single dose | Plus | Doxycycline 100 mg orally twice a day for 10–14 days | With or without | Metronidazole 500 mg orally twice a day for 10–14 days | (3) Other parenteral third generation cephalosporins | (e.g., ceftizoxime or cefotaxime) in a single dose | Plus | Doxycycline 100 mg orally twice a day for 10–14 days | With or without | Metronidazole 500 mg orally twice a day for 10–14 days |
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aCDC Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines 2010 MMWR 2010 : 59 (no.-RR12).
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