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Antiprotozoal Flashcards

1
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[Drugs for Amebiasis]

Tissue amebicide

A
  1. Chloroquine
  2. Emetines
  3. Metronidazole
  4. Tinidazole
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[Drugs for Amebiasis]

Luminal amebicide

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  1. Paromomycin
  2. Iodoquinol
  3. Diloxanide furoate
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[Drugs for Amebiasis]

Asymptomatic, intestinal indection

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  1. Diloxanide furoate
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[Drugs for Amebiasis]

Mild to moderate intestinal infection

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  1. Metronidazole PLUS

2. luminal agent

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[Drugs for Amebiasis]

Severe intestinal infection

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  1. Metronidazole OR tinidazole PLUS

2. Luminal agent

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[Drugs for Amebiasis]

Hepatic abscess and other extraintestinal disease

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  1. Metronidazole OR tinidazole

2. Luminal agent

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[Drugs for Amebiasis]

___ inhibits protein synthesis, Blocks ribosomal movement.

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Emetine

Back up drug only

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[Drugs for Amebiasis]

SE: Thyroid enlargement, peripheral neuropathy, visual dysfunction

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Iodoquinol

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[Drugs for Amebiasis]

Reactive reduction by ferredoxin forming free radicals that disrupt ETC

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Metronidazole

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[Drugs for Amebiasis]

causes dark urine, leukopenia, dizziness, disulfram reaction

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Metronidazole

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11
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[Drugs for Amebiasis]

used to treat asymptomatic cyst carriers

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paromomycin

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12
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[Drugs for Amebiasis]

used to treat metronidazole-resistant amebiasis

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nitazoxanide

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[Drugs for pneumocytosis and toxoplansmosis]

___ blocks dihydropteroate synthase and dihydrofolate reductase

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Co-trimoxazole

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[Drugs for pneumocytosis and toxoplansmosis]

prophylaxis treatment for Pneumocytosis

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Co-trimoxazole

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[Drugs for pneumocytosis and toxoplansmosis]

prophylaxis for T. gondii and I. bello

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Co-trimoxazole

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16
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[Drugs for pneumocytosis and toxoplansmosis]

Inhibits glycolysis or interferes with nucleic acid metabilis; back up treatment of pneumocystosis

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pentamidine

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17
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[Drugs for pneumocytosis and toxoplansmosis]

can be used to treat trypanosomiasis administered via nasal spray

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pentamidine

18
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What is the DOC for prophylaxis and treatment of Toxoplasmosis?

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  1. Sulfadiazine-Pyrimethamine OR

2. Sulfadiazine- Clindamycin

19
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[Trypanosomiasis: Sleeping Sickness]

DOC for Early, west african

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Pentamidine

20
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[Trypanosomiasis: Sleeping Sickness]

DOC for West african, wtih CNS involvement

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Eflornithine

21
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[Trypanosomiasis: Sleeping Sickness]

DOC for Early, east african

22
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[Trypanosomiasis: Sleeping Sickness]

DOC for east african, with CNS involvement

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Melarsoprol

23
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DOC for african sleeping sickness, hemolypmhatic stage

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Pentamidine

24
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DOC for Kala-azar prophylaxis

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Pentamidine

25
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Back up drug for onchocerciasis

26
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[Trypanosomiasis: Sleeping Sickness]

___ is a suicide inhibitor of ornithine decarboxylase

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Eflornithine

Can cross BBB

27
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[Trypanosomiasis: Sleeping Sickness]

___is an organic arsenical. Inhibits enzyme sulfhydryl groups in trypanosomes

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Melarsoprol

can cross BBB

28
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[Trypanosomiasis: Sleeping Sickness]

inhibit trypanothione reductase

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nifurtimox

Back up drug for african sleeping sickness

29
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DOC for Chagas Disease

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Nifurtimox

30
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What is the DOC for leishmaniasis except in india

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Sodium stibogluconate

31
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What are the alternative drug for Kala-azar?

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  1. Pentamidine

2. Miltefosine

32
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What are the alternative drug for cutaneous leishmaniasis?

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  1. Fluconazole

2. Metronidazole

33
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What are the alternative drug for mucocutaneous leishmaniasis?

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  1. Amphotericin B
34
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DOC for Babesia

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  1. Clindamycin or Quinine
35
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DOC for Balantidium coli

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  1. Tetracycline
36
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DOC for Cryptosporodium sp

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  1. Paromomycon
37
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DOX for T. gondii

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  1. Pyrimethamine + Cindamycin
38
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DOC for T. cruzi

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  1. Nifurtimox
39
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DOX for T. gondii

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  1. Pyrimethamine + Cindamycin
40
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DOC for T. cruzi

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  1. Nifurtimox

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