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    Ati nur 275 paediatrics final proctored exam

    A nurse in a community clinic is counseling a client who received a positive test result for chlamydia. Which of the following statements should the nurse provide?

    Explanation & Rationale

    A. "This infection is treated with one dose of azithromycin." Chlamydia is a bacterial infection. The standard CDC-recommended treatment is often a single dose of Azithromycin (1 gram orally) or a 7-day course of Doxycycline. The single-dose regimen is often preferred for compliance. B. "You have to avoid sexual relations for 3 days." Clients must abstain from sexual activity for 7 days after taking the single-dose medication (or until the 7-day course of doxycycline is finished) to prevent spreading the infection or getting reinfected. C. "You need to return in 6 months for retesting." Retesting is generally recommended 3 months after treatment to check for re-infection, as rates of reinfection are high. D. "If your sexual partner has no symptoms, no medication is needed." Chlamydia is often asymptomatic ("the silent infection"). Sexual partners from the last 60 days must be treated prophylactically regardless of symptoms to prevent the "ping-pong" effect of passing the infection back and forth.

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