Antimicrobial Agents — Flashcards

If a patient with CAP has received antibiotics in the past 3 months or if there is a high level of macrolide resistance in the region, a course of _____ or beta-lactam plus macrolide is given.

_____ is a monoclonal antibody approved for use in the treatment of HIV.

Most NRTIs are _____ that must undergo phosphorylation in order to be active

Maraviroc inhibits _____ of HIV binding to the chemokine receptor CCR5 (macrophages)

Fluoroquinolones can be used to treat gram negative _____ and urinary tract infections

Local, mild infections of Blastomycosis are treated with _____ drugs, ie: Itraconazole

Hint: what suffix

NRTIs and _____ both are reverse transcriptase inhibitors used in the treatment of HIV

Apart from Benzathine penicillin, treatment of early syphilis can also be done with: _____ 100mg BD for 14 days

Microsporidium is treated with _____ for diarrhea or topical fumagillin for keratoconjunctivitis

Macrolides (azithromycin) treat _____ caused by Legionella, Chlamydia, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae.