Antimicrobial Agents — Flashcards

_____ is a lipopeptide that can be used to treat MRSA bacteremia.

The best antibiotic for secondary prophylaxis of recurrence of ARF is _____ (1.2 million units) delivered every 4 weeks.

Pyrazinamide is activated to its active metabolite _____ in the host phagolysosome

For Malaria Chemoprophylaxis: Duration of travel is _____ than 6 weeks then doxycycline 100mg once a day can be started 2 days before travel and continued atleast 4 weeks after travel.

_____ is a NS3/4A protease inhibitor that may be used for the treatment of hepatitis C genotype 1

Clindamycin is actively transported into _____ and can be used to treat lung abscesses

Clostridium perfringens is a spore-forming gram + bacilli that can be treated by what cell wall synthesis inhibitor? _____What other drug is used in the primary treatment of Clostridium perfringens?Clindamycin

Which two anti-influenza drugs inhibit virion release? _____

Rifampin can be remembered by the 4 R's: 1. _____ inhibitor 2. Ramps up microsomal CYP450 3. Red/orange body fluids 4. Rapid resistance if used alone

2nd generation cephalosporins have the same coverage as _____ generation cephalosporins with extended gram-negative coverage