Antimicrobial Agents — Flashcards

Flashcard 451: Drug of choice for strongyloides stercoralis?

Answer: Ivermectin

Flashcard 452: Drug of choice for pneumocystis carinii ?

Answer: Cotrimoxazole

Flashcard 453: Drug of choice for **Trichuriasis (Whipworm)** is

Answer: Mebendazole

Flashcard 454: Drug of choice for lymphogranuloma venerum:

Answer: Doxycycline

Flashcard 455: Drug of choice for herpes simplex viral infections is:-

Answer: Acyclovir

Flashcard 456: Drug of choice for Chagas disease:

Answer: Benznidazole

Flashcard 457: Drug of choice for early east African trypanosomiasis :

Answer: Suramin

Flashcard 458: Drug of choice for cerebral malaria is:

Answer: IV Artesunate

Extra: IV Artesunate is the drug of choice for all cases of severe malaria, including cerebral malaria. Oral ACT (Artemisinin-based Combination Therapy) is used for uncomplicated malaria. After at least 24 hours of parenteral treatment for severe malaria, once the patient can swallow, a full course of oral ACT is administered.

Flashcard 459: Drug of choice for non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) is

Answer: Azithromycin

Flashcard 460: Drug of choice for chloroquine-resistant malaria in the **1st trimester** of pregnancy is:

Answer: Quinine (+ Clindamycin)