Antimicrobial Agents — Flashcards

Flashcard 481: Drug of choice for non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) is

Answer: Azithromycin

Flashcard 482: 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 483: Drug of choice for lymphogranuloma venerum:

Answer: Doxycycline

Flashcard 484: Drug of choice for **Trichuriasis (Whipworm)** is

Answer: Mebendazole

Flashcard 485: Drug of choice for pneumocystis carinii ?

Answer: Cotrimoxazole

Flashcard 486: Drug of choice for strongyloides stercoralis?

Answer: Ivermectin

Flashcard 487: Drug of choice for anaerobic infection is

Answer: Metronidazole

Flashcard 488: Drug of choice for chronic hepatitis -B is

Answer: Tenofovir

Flashcard 489: Drug of choice for early east African trypanosomiasis :

Answer: Suramin

Flashcard 490: Drug of choice for Clostridium tetani is _______

Answer: Metronidazole