Antimicrobials — Flashcards

Flashcard 271: Strongyloides stercoralis is treated with _____ or ivermectin

Answer: albendazole

Flashcard 272: _____ is an immunostimulant that works by targeting the PD-1 receptor

Answer: Pembrolizumab

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Flashcard 273: What are the treatments for arsenic and mercury poisoning? _____

Answer: Dimercaprol and succimer (aka DMSA)

Flashcard 274: What drug used to treat Mycobacteria leprae may present with Heinz bodies and bite cells (degmacytes)? _____

Answer: Dapsone

Flashcard 275: In the treatment of Crohn's Disease, Natalizumab works by preventing adhesion of autoreactive gut homing _____ cells

Answer: Th17

Flashcard 276: Praziquantel is used as an anti-helminthic agent that works by increasing helminth permeability to _____

Answer: calcium

Flashcard 277: Which commonly used disinfectants (2) are not sporocidal? _____

Answer: Alcohol, Chlorhexidine

Flashcard 278: Metronidazole is used to treat anaerobic infections _____ the diaphragm

Answer: below

Flashcard 279: What is the treatment for Schistosoma spp.? _____

Answer: Praziquantel

Flashcard 280: Bleomycin has a(n) _____ binding region and a(n) _____ binding region

Answer: DNA