Antiprotozoans Flashcards
trichomonas vaginalis
metronidazole and tinidazole
Metronidazole MOA
destabilizes DNA.
Giardia lamblia
-azoles, and Nitazoxanide in children. Paromomycin
Entamoeba Histolytica
paromomycin, or metronidazole followed by paromomycin.
Paromomycin MOA
binds 30S ribosome subunit. Acts on bacteria and protozoans
Tinidazole MOA
DNA destabilization
Babesia Microti
Clindamycin plus quinine or atovaquone plus azithromycin.
Trypanosoma Cruzi
Nifurtimox or benznidazole
Trypanosona brucei
Pentamidine isethionate (hemolymphatic stage of west african sleeping sickness), Suramin (DOC for East african trypanosomiasis), Melarsoprol (DOC, late disease CNS involvement)
Cryptosporidium parvum
Nitazoxanide (DOC in immunocompetant), antiretrovirals in AIDS.
Nitazoxanide MOA
unknown - active tizoxanide. Cryptospridium and giardia
Cyclospora cayetanensis
TMP-SMX
Microsporidia
Albendazole
Leishmaniasis
sandflies africa/egypt - sodium stibogluconate - contact the CDC
Pneumocystis Jirovechi/ P carinii (PCP)
TMP-SMX, atovaquone, pentamidine