Antimicrobial Agents — Flashcards

_____ and azithromycin are protein synthesis inhibitors that can be used to treat atypical pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydia.

Hookworms (Ancylostoma duodenale, Necator americanus) are treated with _____ or albendazole

Tetracyclines have activity against tick-borne organisms (_____, francisella, borrelia)

_____, ataxia, and paresthesias are common side-effects of Isoniazid therapy for Mycobacterium tuberculosis

For the prophylaxis of Influenza A and B, the dose of Oseltamivir is?_____ mg, once a day for the duration of exposure

Metronidazole is used as treatment for which intestinal parasites?_____

Alteration of _____ allows methicillin resistance in MRSA.

The mnemonic CAMPFIRE can be used to remember the drugs effective against Pseudomonas aeruginosa_____AminoglycosidesMonobactams (aztreonam)Polymixins (polymixin B, colistin)Fluoroquinolones (cipro, levofloxacin)thIRd and fourth-gen cephalosporins (ceftazidime, cefepime)Extended spectrum (antipseudomonal) penicillins (piperacillin, ticarcillin)

_____ in combination with Bedaquiline and Linezolid for the treatment of adult patients with extensively drug-resistant TB

_____ is a CCR5 inhibitor that inhibits HIV entrance into macrophages early in the disease course