Antimicrobial Agents — Flashcards

Administration of _____ for Syphilis may lead to the Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction

Local, mild infections of Histoplasmosis are treated with _____ drugs, e.g., itraconazole

Hint: what suffix

What is the treatment for Neisseria meningitidis?_____ or Penicillin G

Mycobacterium avium complex is treated with _____ combined with ethambutol

_____ is inactivated by alveolar surfactant and thus cannot be used to treat pneumonia (antibiotic)

Which two drug classes are commonly used for the treatment of acute bacterial prostatitis in males? _____ and _____

_____ can cause a maculopapillary rash ifgiven in the setting of viral illnesses, such as EBV infectious mononucleosis

Hint: what drugs

_____ vaccine for yellow fever is a live attenuated vaccine derived from Asibi strain, administered subcutaneously

Macrolides bind the bacterial _____ of the 50s subunit, blocking amino-acyl transpeptidation and translocation

_____ can be used alone as treatment for latent tuberculosis infections