Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) ( 26 Questions)
A client has been diagnosed with syphilis. Which treatment option should the nurse expect to be prescribed for this patient?
Antibiotics, specifically those like azithromycin or doxycycline, are the standard treatment for syphilis, which is a bacterial infection caused by Treponema pallidum. These antibiotics effectively target and eliminate the bacteria responsible for the infection.
Antiviral drugs like acyclovir are used to treat viral infections, such as herpes simplex virus (HSV), and are not effective against bacterial infections like syphilis.
Antiprotozoal drugs like metronidazole are used to treat infections caused by protozoa, not bacteria like Treponema pallidum.
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is used to manage HIV/AIDS, which is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), not syphilis. It is not an appropriate treatment for syphilis infection.
Choice A rationale:
Antibiotics, specifically those like azithromycin or doxycycline, are the standard treatment for syphilis, which is a bacterial infection caused by Treponema pallidum. These antibiotics effectively target and eliminate the bacteria responsible for the infection.
Choice B rationale:
Antiviral drugs like acyclovir are used to treat viral infections, such as herpes simplex virus (HSV), and are not effective against bacterial infections like syphilis.
Choice C rationale:
Antiprotozoal drugs like metronidazole are used to treat infections caused by protozoa, not bacteria like Treponema pallidum.
Choice D rationale:
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is used to manage HIV/AIDS, which is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), not syphilis. It is not an appropriate treatment for syphilis infection.