Antimicrobial Agents — Flashcards

_____ is inactivated by alveolar surfactant and thus cannot be used to treat pneumonia (antibiotic)

What is the treatment for Neisseria meningitidis?_____ or Penicillin G

_____ 300mg weekly starting 1 week before arrival and 4 weeks after return may be used for chemoprophylaxis of malaria

_____ vaccine for yellow fever is a live attenuated vaccine derived from Asibi strain, administered subcutaneously

_____ include ceftriaxone, cefotaxime, ceftazidime

Aminopenicillins (amoxicillin and ampicillin) can treat pneumonia caused by _____ and H. influenzae.

_____ mutation (associated with the use of lamivudine or emtricitabine) restores zidovudine susceptibility in zidovudine-resistant HIV.

Amphotericin B or _____ (drug class) can be used for systemic candidal infections

Alcohols and Chlorhexidine work by _____ proteins and disrupting cell membranes

Treatment for Chlamydia includes _____ (first-line), doxycycline (second) and ceftriaxone for possible concurrent N. gonorrhoeae infection