Antimicrobial Agents — Flashcards

Flashcard 501: Drug of choice for chloroquine-resistant malaria in the **1st trimester** of pregnancy is:

Answer: Quinine (+ Clindamycin)

Flashcard 502: Drug of choice for non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) is

Answer: Azithromycin

Flashcard 503: Drug of choice for cerebral malaria is:

Answer: IV Artesunate

Extra: IV Artesunate is the drug of choice for all cases of severe malaria, including cerebral malaria. Oral ACT (Artemisinin-based Combination Therapy) is used for uncomplicated malaria. After at least 24 hours of parenteral treatment for severe malaria, once the patient can swallow, a full course of oral ACT is administered.

Flashcard 504: Drug of choice for lymphogranuloma venerum:

Answer: Doxycycline

Flashcard 505: Drug of choice for **Trichuriasis (Whipworm)** is

Answer: Mebendazole

Flashcard 506: Drug of choice for pneumocystis carinii ?

Answer: Cotrimoxazole

Flashcard 507: Drug of choice for strongyloides stercoralis?

Answer: Ivermectin

Flashcard 508: Drug of choice in a patient with severe complicated falciparum malaria is :

Answer: IV Artesunate

Extra: WHO and national guidelines recommend IV Artesunate as the drug of choice for severe/complicated malaria. This is followed by a full course of oral ACT (Artemisinin-based Combination Therapy) once the patient can tolerate oral intake.

Flashcard 509: Drug of choice for herpes simplex keratitis is :

Answer: Acyclovir

Flashcard 510: Drug of choice in Pregnant women with Secondary Syphilis :

Answer: Penicillin G