A 20-year-old male college student presents to the campus health clinic. The patient reports no significant past medical history. He has been experiencing painful urination for several days and yellow discharge from his urethra. The nurse asks the student about his sexual activity. He reports engaging in unprotected sex, and is concerned that he may have contracted a sexually transmitted infection. The nurse sends a sample of the urethral discharge to the microbiology laboratory. The laboratory reports gram-negative diplococci and many neutrophils on the smear, suggestive of gonorrhea.
-Which antibiotic(s)does the nurse anticipate will be ordered to treat the patient?

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A 20-year-old male college student presents to the campus health clinic. The patient reports no significant past medical history. He has been experiencing painful urination for several days and yellow discharge from his urethra. The nurse asks the student about his sexual activity. He reports engaging in unprotected sex, and is concerned that he may have contracted a sexually transmitted infection. The nurse sends a sample of the urethral discharge to the microbiology laboratory.  The laboratory reports gram-negative diplococci and many neutrophils on the smear, suggestive of gonorrhea.
-Which antibiotic(s)does the nurse anticipate will be ordered to treat the patient?

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Ceftriaxone and azithromycin are the recommended antibiotics for the treatment of gonorrhea according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines. This combination therapy is effective in treating both gonorrhea and chlamydia, which often co-occur. Amoxicillin and Bactrim are not effective treatments for gonorrhea. Gonorrhea is a bacterial infection and can be treated with antibiotics.

A 20-Year-Old Male College Student Presents to the Campus Health