Bugs and Drugs Flashcards

1
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Treatment of choice for adenovirus infections

A

Cidofovir

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2
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Drug given with cidofovir to prevent renal tubular uptake (nephrotoxicity)

A

probenecid

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3
Q

Treatment of choice for HSV

A

acyclovir

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4
Q

Treatment of choice for CMV

A

Gancyclovir

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5
Q

Treatment of choice for CMV in patient with pancytopenia

A

Foscarnet

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6
Q

Side effect of gancyclovir

A

bone marrow suppression

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7
Q

Side effect of foscarnet

A

nephrotoxicity and electrolyte abnormalities

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8
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Side effect of cidofovir

A

nephrotoxicity (probenocid helps)

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9
Q

side effect of acyclovir

A

Crystal nephropathy, neurotoxicity

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10
Q

Treatment of choice for anthrax

A

any fluoroquinolone or doxycycline for 60 days

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11
Q

Treatment of choice for nocardia

A

bactrim

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12
Q

Treatment of choice for toxoplasmosis

A

pyrimethamine + sulfadiazine

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13
Q

Treatment of choice for strongyloides infections

A

Daily ivermectin until cleared

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14
Q

Tapeworm that causes cysts in the lung and liver

A

Echinococcus

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15
Q

Hookworm that causes nutritional deficits and gets in from direct dermal penetration

A

Ancyclostoma duodenale

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16
Q

Roundworm that causes intestinal obstructions

A

Ascaris lumbricoides

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17
Q

Fluke from raw crab meat that causes eosinophilic pleural effusion

A

Paragonimus westermani

18
Q

Roundworm that migrates from the GI tract to the lungs and causes bleeding from either organ.

A

Strongyloides

19
Q

Treatment of choice for hantavirus

A

supportive

20
Q

Gram negative bacilli beta-Lactamase producing bacteria

A

ESCHAPPM

Enterobacter
Serratia
Citrobacter
Hafnia
Acinetobacter
Proteus (not mirabilis)
Providencia
Morganella Morganii

21
Q

6 Gram negative bacilli

A

E coli
ESCHAPPM organisms
Klebsiella
Legionella
Proteus mirabilis
Pseudomonas

22
Q

3 Gram negative cocci/coccobacilli

A

Neisseria meningitidis
H influ
moraxella

23
Q

2 gram negative anaerobic bacteria

A

Bacteroides
Fusobacterium

24
Q

3 gram positive anaerobes

A

Actinomyces
Clostridium
Peptostreptococcus

25
Q

6 gram positive cocci

A

MRSA
MSSA
S. Epidermidis
Enterococcus Faecium
Enterococcus Faecalis
Streptococcus

26
Q

5 general gram negative antibiotics

A

Cefotetan
Cefuroxime
Ceftriaxone
Azithromycin
Clarithromcyin

27
Q

10 antipseudomonal abx

A

Aztreonam
Cefepime
Ceftazidime
Carbapenems (except ertapenem)
Colistin
Gentamicin
Quinolones
Polymixin B
Tobramicin
Zosyn

28
Q

10 MRSA abx

A

Bactrim
Clindamycin
Daptomycin
Delbavancin
Doxycycline (or minocycline)
Fosfomycin
Gentamycin
Linezolid
Oritavancin
Vancomycin

29
Q

6 MSSA abx

A

Cefazolin
cefalexin
Nafcillin
Oxacillin
Methicillin
Dicloxacillin

30
Q

9 abx with anaerobic activity

A

PCNs
Augmentin
Cefotetan
Zosyn
Flagyl
Clindamycin
Moxifloxacin
Doxy/minocycline
Carbapenems

31
Q

5 abx for yeast

A

Micafungin
Caspofungin
anidulafungin
fluconazole
posaconazole

32
Q

1 abx for cryptococcus

A

fluconazole

33
Q

2 abx for histoplasma or blastomycosis

A

Itraconazole
Posaconazole

34
Q

2 abx for aspergillus

A

Voriconazole
Isavuconazole

35
Q

1 abx for mucor

A

Isavuconazole

36
Q

Organism that causes hypermucoviscous growth on agar plate

A

Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae

37
Q

Bacteria found with drinking unpasteurized milk

A

Brucella

38
Q

Treatment for brucellosis

A

Doxycycline and either streptomycin or gentamicin

39
Q

Infection in HIV that appears like HLH

A

Histoplasmosis

40
Q

Drug used to treat severe malaria in the US

A

Artesunate

41
Q

Drug used to treat mild malaria in the US

A

Doxycycline