8 min
Gonococcal Infection Treatment Update FOAMcast - An Emergency Medicine Podcast
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- Medicine
In this quick literature update we review the new recommendations from the CDC for the treatment of gonococcal infections which include:
Higher dose ceftriaxone (500 mg IM) or 1 gm IM if ≥150 kg patient No routine azithromycin Preference for doxycycline for co-treatment of presumed chlamydial infection Show notes and references: FOAMcast.org
Thanks for listening!
Lauren Westafer and Jeremy Faust
In this quick literature update we review the new recommendations from the CDC for the treatment of gonococcal infections which include:
Higher dose ceftriaxone (500 mg IM) or 1 gm IM if ≥150 kg patient No routine azithromycin Preference for doxycycline for co-treatment of presumed chlamydial infection Show notes and references: FOAMcast.org
Thanks for listening!
Lauren Westafer and Jeremy Faust
8 min