A young cis-gender woman is diagnosed with pharyngeal gonorrhea.
Which of the following antimicrobials has the highest efficacy when treating this infection?
Cefixime
Ceftriaxone
Doxycycline
Spectinomycin
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Currently, the only recommended treatment regimen for pharyngeal gonorrhea is ceftriaxone 500 mg intramuscularly. No other regimen is recommended by the CDC. All patients treated for pharyngeal gonorrhea must have a test of cure nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) of the pharynx performed one to two weeks after treatment. If antimicrobial resistance is suspected, a pharyngeal sample for culture and antimicrobial susceptibility testing should also be sent. @Everyone