Empiric antimicrobial selection — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: What drugs are used in prophylaxis of toxoplasmosis (toxoplasma gondii)?_____

Answer: TMP/SMX

Flashcard 2: _____ is used to treat anaerobic infections below the diaphragm

Answer: Metronidazole

Flashcard 3: Praziquantel is an anti-helminthic agent that increases Ca2+ permeability and increases _____.

Answer: vacuolization

Flashcard 4: Examples of the beers criteria include drugs that increase the risk of _____ infections (PPI's)

Answer: C. difficile

Flashcard 5: The capsular polysaccharide used in the Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) vaccine is _____

Answer: polyribosylribitol phosphate (PRP)

Flashcard 6: What is the common treatment for all rickettsial diseases?

Answer: doxycycline

Flashcard 7: aminoglycosides

Answer: CN 8 toxicity

Flashcard 8: tetracyclines

Answer: discolored teeth

Flashcard 9: antimycin A

Answer:

Extra: inhibits the electron transport chaininhibits oxidative phosphorylation

Flashcard 10: cyanide

Answer:

Extra: inhibits the electron transport systeminhibits oxidative phosphorylation