Antimicrobial Agents — Flashcards

Treatment of Streptococcus pneumoniae includes _____ and ceftriaxone (3rd gen. cephalosporin)

The primary mode of resistance to fluoroquinolones is due to mutation in _____ or due to plasmid-mediated resistance

Anti-_____ penicillins include piperacillin, ticarcillin and carbenicillin

Rifampicin _____ once a month + dapsone 100mg daily + clofazimine 300mg once a month and 50 mg daily is used to treat leprosy in adults and children older than 14 years

_____ are a class of antimalarials that bind iron, leading to generation of free radicals

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

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

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

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.

_____ is metabolized to 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) in fungal cells