Ceftriaxone gonorrhea IV vs IM

CDC has recently updated their gonorrhea ceftriaxone from 250 mg IM to 500 mg IM. At no point in the guidance does it discuss giving it via IV. I have seen the product information packet where serum concentrations are compared and after 4 hrs it looks quite similar. It seems to me that IV can be used as a route. I also saw a few emergency medicine podcasts that supported the idea of giving it IV if patient has IV access. Does anyone know if the CDC has any comments about this issue... Read more
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