Antimicrobial Agents — Flashcards

Older treatments that can be used for HCV include _____ and Ribavirin

_____ generation cephalosporins include cephalexin and cefazolin

_____ can be used to treat Chagas disease

Hint: which drug

Mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis that _____-regulate theexpression of KatG (a catalase-peroxidase) lead to Isoniazid resistance (drug)

_____ is a NS3/4A protease inhibitor that may be used for the treatment of hepatitis C genotype 1

_____ are a class of antifungals that inhibit the enzyme squalene epoxidase

_____ are antibiotics that require O2 to work, therefore do not work on obligate anaerobic bacteria

Adverse effects of the antifungal _____ includes blurry vision, changes in color vision, and flashes of light

_____ works by binding to bacterial DNA-dependent RNA polymerase, inhibiting RNA synthesis (antibacterial)

_____ blocks the enzyme arabinosyl transferase, inhibiting carbohydrate polymerization at the bacterial cell wall