Antimycobacterial Drugs — Flashcards

Rifampicin _____ once a month + dapsone 100mg daily + clofazimine 300mg once a month and 50 mg daily is used to treat leprosy in adults and children older than 14 years

_____ is a D-alanine analog used as a second-line drug for MDR-TB that acts by inhibiting alanine racemase

Streptomycin is active primarily against _____cellular tubercle bacilli.

The antitubercular drug that is implicated in the causation of transient memory loss is _____.

The most serious adverse effect of _____ use is optic neuritis,characterized by loss of visual acuity and red-green colorblindness (TB drug)

Prolonged use of which anti-tubercular drug may cause goitre?_____

Which step ([A] - [E]) of Bacterial Protein Synthesis do Aminoglycosides inhibit? _____

Which step ([A] - [E]) of Bacterial Protein Synthesis does Clindamycin inhibit? _____

Antimicrobials associated with causing seizures: BAG-IQ _____

Which step ([A] - [E]) of Bacterial Protein Synthesis does Linezolid inhibit? _____