The physician has prescribed ceftriaxone (Rocephin) administered intramuscularly, followed by doxycycline (Vibramycin) orally for 7 days, to treat a client with gonorrhea. The nurse would explain that the rationale for the second medication is
A) because some strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae are resistant to antibiotics.
B) that two drugs are better tolerated than one large dose.
C) to prevent reinfection.
D) to treat a chlamydial co-infection.

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Doxycycline is added for the presumptive treatment of co-infection with Chlamydia trachomatis, because chlamydial infections often co-exist with gonorrheal infections. There is some resistance to quinolone antibiotics, and certain clients should not be treated with them. The two-drug regimen is not better tolerated nor does it prevent reinfection.

The Physician Has Prescribed Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) Administered Intramuscularly, Followed by Doxycycline