Antimicrobial Agents — Flashcards

Apart from Benzathine penicillin, treatment of early syphilis can also be done with: _____ 100mg BD for 14 days

Microsporidium is treated with _____ for diarrhea or topical fumagillin for keratoconjunctivitis

Macrolides (azithromycin) treat _____ caused by Legionella, Chlamydia, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae.

Quinolines block the detoxification of _____ into hemozoin by Plasmodium spp.

_____ is a nucleotide analog that inhibits the HCV NS5B RNA-dependent RNA polymerase

_____ is a GABA receptor agonist, and causes flaccid paralysis of Ascaris

Loa loa is treated with _____ or albendazole

Sulfamethoxazole (SMX) is a _____ analog, thus inhibiting the enzyme dihydropteroate synthase

Which two antibiotics are used to treat nosocomial MRSA infections? _____ and _____

Treatment of the _____ form of Leprosy includes Rifampin, Dapsone and Clofazimine for 6 months (time)