Antibiotics — Flashcards

Does Ciprofloxacin alter the blood levels of drugs like Warfarin, Digoxin, Statins?_____

What Cephalosporin can be used to treat disseminated Lyme disease?_____

Nitrofurantoin is used to treat patients who have UTIs and are currently _____

_____ may be added as a third agent in the treatment of Mycobacterium avium complex

Ampicillin is oral and poorly absorbed, so it can be found in high concentrations in the gut.This predisposes to infection by what organism?_____

Can penicillins / derivatives cause sloughing of skin at the dermal-epidermal junction? _____

C. difficile pseudomembranous colitis is classically linked to which protein synthesis inhibiting antibiotic?_____

What is used for prophylaxis of Leptospirosis?_____

How do Cephalosporin antibiotics influence the nephrotoxicity of Aminoglycosides?_____

Which antibiotic is an alternative agent for Rickettsial infections,especially in pregnancy when doxycycline is contraindicated?_____