Antimicrobial Agents — Flashcards

Flashcard 451: Drug of choice for treatment of infections caused by MRSA is :

Answer: Vancomycin

Flashcard 452: Drug of choice for neurocysticercosis is :

Answer: Albendazole

Flashcard 453: Drug of choice for severe Falciparum malaria in pregnancy is:

Answer: Artesunate

Flashcard 454: Drug of choice for early east African trypanosomiasis :

Answer: Suramin

Flashcard 455: Drug of choice for cutaneous larva migrans is ?

Answer: Ivermectin

Flashcard 456: Drug of choice for chronic hepatitis -B is

Answer: Tenofovir

Flashcard 457: Drug of choice for treatment of malaria due to P. vivax in a 25 year old pregnant female is :

Answer: Chloroquine

Flashcard 458: _______ is the drug of choice for coccidioidal meningitis

Answer: Fluconazole

Flashcard 459: Drug of choice in a patient with severe complicated falciparum malaria is :

Answer: IV Artesunate

Extra: WHO and national guidelines recommend IV Artesunate as the drug of choice for severe/complicated malaria. This is followed by a full course of oral ACT (Artemisinin-based Combination Therapy) once the patient can tolerate oral intake.

Flashcard 460: Drug of choice for acyclovir resistant herpes is?

Answer: Foscarnet (alternative: Cidofovir)