Bugs and Drugs Flashcards
Treatment of choice for adenovirus infections
Cidofovir
Drug given with cidofovir to prevent renal tubular uptake (nephrotoxicity)
probenecid
Treatment of choice for HSV
acyclovir
Treatment of choice for CMV
Gancyclovir
Treatment of choice for CMV in patient with pancytopenia
Foscarnet
Side effect of gancyclovir
bone marrow suppression
Side effect of foscarnet
nephrotoxicity and electrolyte abnormalities
Side effect of cidofovir
nephrotoxicity (probenocid helps)
side effect of acyclovir
Crystal nephropathy, neurotoxicity
Treatment of choice for anthrax
any fluoroquinolone or doxycycline for 60 days
Treatment of choice for nocardia
bactrim
Treatment of choice for toxoplasmosis
pyrimethamine + sulfadiazine
Treatment of choice for strongyloides infections
Daily ivermectin until cleared
Tapeworm that causes cysts in the lung and liver
Echinococcus
Hookworm that causes nutritional deficits and gets in from direct dermal penetration
Ancyclostoma duodenale
Roundworm that causes intestinal obstructions
Ascaris lumbricoides