Antimicrobial Agents — Flashcards

_____ is used to treat anaerobic infections above the diaphragm

_____ and Velpatasvir has now been approved as the first-line treatment of hepatitis C genotypes 1-6

Hint: NS5B polymerase inhibitor

_____ in combination with eflornithine is the drug of choice for late-stage West African sleeping sickness

Chloramphenicol is used to treat _____ caused by Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae and Neisseria meningitidis

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

Gram negative bacteria have _____ within their periplasm that allow them to resist antibiotic treatment

Cephalosporins (and other _____ antibiotics) mimic the D-ala-D-ala sequence of peptidoglycans, binding irreversibly to penicillin binding protein transpeptidases

When treating Chlamydia Trachomatis, when would you use Azithromycin over Doxycycline?- Patients who are _____- Chlamydia Trachomatis serotypes A-C (eye drop ointment), D-K (STI)

Recurrence of genital HSV can be suppressed or minimized with a _____ administration of valacyclovir

What is the primary clinical use of Tetracycline antibiotics?_____