A client with uncomplicated gonorrhea who is treated with ceftriaxone and doxycycline asks if a follow-up examination and culture will be necessary. The most appropriate response by the nurse is
a. "No, because the disease cannot recur."
b. "No, because treatment failure with these medications is rare."
c. "Yes, because monthly cultures are now recommended."
d. "Yes, because reinfection is very probable."
B
After therapy for uncomplicated gonorrhea is completed, a follow-up examination and culture ("test of cure") are not necessary. Treatment failure following combined ceftriaxone-doxycycline therapy is rare. This differs from the recommendation to re-test in 3-12 months because of the high rates of STDs seen in people who have been recently treated for them.
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