Antimicrobial Agents — Flashcards

_____ and tazobactam are beta-lactamase inhibitors that can be added with ampicillin or piperacillin to extend their activity.

Metronidazole is used as treatment for which intestinal parasites?_____

Which two anti-influenza drugs inhibit neuraminidase (NA)? _____

Alteration of _____ allows methicillin resistance in MRSA.

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

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

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

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

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

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)