Antimicrobial Agents — Flashcards

Flashcard 41: Oral cholera vaccines (OCVs) include:

Answer: Dukoral Shanchol Euvichol

Extra: WHO-prequalified oral cholera vaccines (OCVs) are killed whole-cell vaccines. Dukoral also contains the recombinant B-subunit of cholera toxin. Vaxchora is a live attenuated oral vaccine.

Flashcard 42: _____ is the mc used antibiotic in vaccines

Answer: neomycin

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Flashcard 43: _____ is used for chemoprophylaxis in cholera

Answer: Doxycycline

Extra: Chemoprophylaxis is usually recommended for household contacts of a cholera patient. Mass chemoprophylaxis is not recommended.

Flashcard 44: dengue vaccine is called _____

Answer: dengvaxia

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Flashcard 45: _____ antibiotic is used in measles vaccine in India

Answer: Neomycin

Extra: Neomycin is used as a preservative/antibiotic in many live attenuated vaccines, including the Measles and MR vaccines in India, to prevent bacterial contamination during manufacturing.

Flashcard 46: _____ dose chloroquine is given over 3 days in p. vivax infection

Answer: 25 mg/kg

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Flashcard 47: primaquine is given for _____ days in p.vivax infection

Answer: 14

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Flashcard 48: regime for drug sensitive TB

Answer: 2HRZE+4HRE

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Flashcard 49: DOC for diphtheria is _____ or _____

Answer: penicillin G

Flashcard 50: DOC for diphtheria carriers is _____

Answer: erythromycin