Antimicrobial Agents — Flashcards

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

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

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

Strongyloides stercoralis is treated with _____ or ivermectin

_____ bind the 30s subunit of ribosomes, preventing attachment of aminoacyl-tRNA

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

Helicobacter pylori quadruple therapy is a PPI, _____, metronidazole and a tetracycline

_____ is a cephalosporin that can be used to treat endocarditis by S. viridans and 'HACEK' organisms.

_____ is a drug that works by blocking Plasmodium heme polymerase (enzyme)

_____ inhibitors prevent transcription of ssRNA into dsDNA thereby inhibiting viral replication