Treatment Options
For uncomplicated urogenital infections, the Australian STI Management Guidelines recommend:
- Doxycycline 100mg PO, BD 7 days
OR
- Azithromycin 1g PO, stat
Please refer to the Australian STI Management Guidelines or eTG Complete Therapeutic Guidelines for further information.
Other STI testing may be appropriate for your patient. See the RACGP Red Book Section 6.2 Sexually Transmissible Infections for risk assessment and testing recommendations.
Test of cure v/s testing for reinfection
A test of cure is not routinely recommended except for pregnant people or anorectal infections. A test of cure should not be performed prior to 4 weeks post treatment.
A test for reinfection is recommended 3 months post treatment to detect reinfection. Click here for more information about organising a test for reinfection.
For more information about test of cure v/s testing for reinfection, see the Australian STI Management guidelines.