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For a 23 old pregnant female having severe sensitivity to amoxicillin, drug used to treat gonorrhoea in a single dose should be

A
Ceftriaxone
B
Clindamycin
C
Ciprofloxacin
D
Spectinomycin
High-Yield Explanation
(Ref: Katzung 10/e p719,762) Ceftriaxone is contraindicated in patients having severe allergy to penicillins. Tetracyclines are noty effectyive against gonorrhoea. Although ciprofloxacin is effective as a single dose treatment of gonorrhoea but it is contraindicated in pregnancy. Spectinomycin can be given as single dose treatment of PPNG.

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