Antimicrobial Agents — Flashcards

Metronidazole is used as treatment for which intestinal parasites?_____

Alteration of _____ allows methicillin resistance in MRSA.

The mnemonic CAMPFIRE can be used to remember the drugs effective against Pseudomonas aeruginosa_____AminoglycosidesMonobactams (aztreonam)Polymixins (polymixin B, colistin)Fluoroquinolones (cipro, levofloxacin)thIRd and fourth-gen cephalosporins (ceftazidime, cefepime)Extended spectrum (antipseudomonal) penicillins (piperacillin, ticarcillin)

_____ and azithromycin are protein synthesis inhibitors that can be used to treat atypical pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma pneumonia and Chlamydia.

Which two anti-influenza drugs inhibit neuraminidase (NA)?_____

What two drugs are commonly used for Lyme disease?_____

_____ and tazobactam are -lactamase inhibitors that can be added with ampicillin or piperacillin to extend their activity.

What two drugs are the preferred treatment of VZV?_____

Amantadine and Rimantadine are drugs that inhibit the _____ of influenza A

Quinupristin-dalfopristin is a combination of two synergistic _____ that have activity against VRE