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Topnotch Pharmacology (Sept 2017) > Antifungal > Flashcards

Antifungal Flashcards

1
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Sporothrix schenckii

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Itraconazole or POTassium iodide(plant a rose in a pot)

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Coccidiodes immitis

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Amphotericn b/ itraconazole; fluco for meninitis

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Histoplasma capsulatum

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Amphotericin/ itraconazole; fluco for meningitis

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4
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Blastomyces dermatitidis

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Itraconazole

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Paracoccidioidea brasilensis

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Itraconazole

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6
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Candida

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Oropharyngeal and esophageal- nystagin swish and swallow; skin- clotrimazole; disseminated candidiasis- amphotericin B; chemoprophylaxis- fluconazolr

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Cryptococcus neoformans

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Ampho/ flucytosine; chemoproph: fluconazole

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Aspergillus fumigatus

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Amphotericin B

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9
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P jiroveci

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TMP- SMX

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10
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Malassezia furfur

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Miconazole

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11
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Polyene antifungal that binds to ergosterol forming artificial pores

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Amphotericin B

Nystatin

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12
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Amphotericin B: Fungicidal or Fungistatic?

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Fungicidal

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13
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Accumulates in fungal cells by the action of permease and converted to cytosine deaminase to 5-FU.

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Flucytosine

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14
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A pyrimidine antimetabolite antifungal

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Flucytosine

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15
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Inhibit fungal P450-dependent enzymes blocking ergosterol sysntesis

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Azoles (Keto, Fluco, Itraco)

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16
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Antifungal with good CNS permeability

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Fluconazole

17
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Inhibits B-glucan synthase decreasing fungal cell wall synthesis

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Caspofungin

18
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Antifungal that accumulates in keratin. Contraindicated in porphyria

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Griseofulvin and Terbinafine

19
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Interferes with microtubule function. Inhibits sysnthesis and polymerization of nucleic acids,

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Griseofulvin

20
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Interfere with ergosterol synthesis by inhibiting fungal squalene oxidase.

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Terbinafine

21
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DOC for pityriasis versicolor

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Clotrimazole

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