Intramuscular Ceftriaxone Plus Oral in Medicine / Internal Medicine — Case | Infectious Diseases | SMLE Q#10976
SMLE Question #10976
Medicine / Internal Medicine
Infectious Diseases
Objective: OBJ-349
Last updated: February 2026
A 23-year-old sexually active woman has 5 days of lower abdominal pain, mucopurulent vaginal discharge, and dyspareunia. She is afebrile. Pelvic examination shows cervical motion tenderness and bilateral adnexal tenderness. She is treated as an outpatient with intramuscular ceftriaxone plus oral doxycycline (with other agents as indicated). Which organism is most likely targeted by doxycycline in this regimen?
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