Antimicrobial Agents — Flashcards

_____ with Streptomycin are used to treat the plague caused by Yersinia pestis

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

Strongyloides stercoralis is treated with _____ or ivermectin

Anti-_____ penicillins include piperacillin, ticarcillin and carbenicillin

Intravenous _____ and/or quinidine is used for severe malaria infections

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

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

Hint: active or latent

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

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

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