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Pharmacology AIIMS 2017 fb8c4e20

Treatment of choice for a patient with gonococcal as well as non-gonococcal urethritis is:

A
Ceftriaxone 250 mg IM single dose
B
Cefixime 400 mg oral single dose
C
Ciprofloxacin 500 mg oral single dose
D
Azithromycin 2 g oral single dose
High-Yield Explanation
Ceftriaxone is DOC for gonococci but is not effective against non gonococcal cause of urethritis like mycoplasma and chlamydia. Azithromycin single dose of 2 g is used for both gonococcal and non gonococcal urethritis. In non gonococcal urethritis, doxycycline can also be used.

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