Question 57 · LDEK · Pharmacotherapy
What is the first-choice medication in the treatment of ANUG:
- A. metronidazole.
- B. doxycycline.
- C. azithromycin.
- D. amoxicillin/clavulanic acid.
- E. clindamycin.
Hint
Recall which bacteria dominate necrotising lesions and which drug specifically targets strict anaerobes and spirochaetes.
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