Antimicrobial Agents — Flashcards

Which two anti-influenza drugs inhibit the M2 channels? _____

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.

Strongyloides stercoralis is treated with _____ or ivermectin

Which antibiotics bind divalent ions (Fe2+, Ca2+, and Mg2+) resulting in chelation?_____

Vancomycin works by binding _____ to the D-alanyl-D-alanine of peptidoglycan bacterial cell walls

Second generation cephalosporins have _____ activity against gram-positive bacteria when compared with first generation cephalosporins.

For Malaria Chemoprophylaxis: Duration of travel is _____ than 6 weeks then mefloquine 250mg once a week can be started 2 weeks before travel and continued atleast 4 weeks after travel.

Acyclovir, famciclovir, and valacyclovir are used to treat _____ VZV and HSV infections

Hint: active or latent

CMV can gain resistance to ganciclovir via mutations in the _____ gene or its DNA polymerase

Treatment of Rabies virus includes administration of _____ and rabies immunoglobulin (passive immunization)