Antimicrobial Agents — Flashcards

Flashcard 511: 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 512: Drug of choice for Clonorchis sinensis:

Answer: Praziquantel

Flashcard 513: Drug of choice in a patient with renal disorder and Vancomycin resistant MRSA:

Answer: Linezolid

Flashcard 514: _______ is the first-line drug and the drug of choice for the treatment of cutaneous larva migrans

Answer: Albendazole

Flashcard 515: Drug of choice for bacterial vaginosis is :

Answer: Metronidazole

Flashcard 516: _______ in combination with _______ is the drug of choice for late-stage West African sleeping sickness

Answer: Nifurtimox and Eflornithine

Flashcard 517: Drug of choice for diphyllobothrium latum is

Answer: Praziquantel

Flashcard 518: _______ is the drug of choice in the treatment of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis

Answer: Voriconazole

Flashcard 519: Drug of choice for typhoid fever:

Answer: Ceftriaxone

Flashcard 520: Drug of choice for fungal corneal ulcer:

Answer: Natamycin