Public Health Agency of Canada |
Treatment to be guided by antimicrobial susceptibility testing in consultation with infectious disease specialists and local public health authorities, with test of cure by culture collected 3 to 7 days following completion of treatment. |
Public Health Ontario |
A higher dose of ceftriaxone should be used with azithromycin, e.g., ceftriaxone 1 g IM plus azithromycin 2 g PO each as a single dose (first-line treatment recommended if not initially used). |
US Centers for Disease Control |
Ceftriaxone 250 mg IM plus azithromycin 2 g PO each as a single dose. |
UK, Europe |
Alternative regimens as outlined in Table 1, with review of local and national resistance trends. |