Etiological Agents and Treatments

Question 1

Ascaris Lumbricoides

Answer 1

-azoles
i.e.: mebendazole

Question 2

Bacillus anthracis

Answer 2

Quinolones (Cipro)

Question 3

Bordetella pertussis

Answer 3

-mycins

Question 4

Borrelia burgdoferi

Answer 4

-cycline, Amoxicillin

Question 5

Campylobacter jejuni

Answer 5

Rehydration, -mycin

Question 6

Candida albicans

Answer 6

Azoles/Polyenes, Amphotericin B

Question 7

Chlamydia trachomatis

Answer 7

Doxycyclines, Azithromycin

Question 8

Clostridium botulinum

Answer 8

Botulinum antitoxin

Question 9

Clostridium perfringens

Answer 9

Clindamycin, Penicillin, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Question 10

Clostridium tetani

Answer 10

Tetanospasmin antitoxin, penicillin

Question 11

Coccidioides immitus

Answer 11

Azoles, Amphotericine

Question 12

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Answer 12

Diphtheria antitoxin, penicillin

Question 13

Clostridium difficile

Answer 13

Rehydration, Vancomycin, Metronidazole

Question 14

Entamoeba histolytica

Answer 14

-azole, iodoquinol

Question 15

Epidermophyton spp.
Microsporum spp.
Dermatophyton spp.

Answer 15

UV Tx, debridement, azole, griseofulvin

Question 16

Epstein-Barr Virus

Answer 16

Acyclovir, Interferon

Question 17

Escherichia coli

Answer 17

Bismuth Salicylate

Question 18

Giardia lamblia

Answer 18

-azole

Question 19

Hepatitis A virus

Answer 19

immune serum globulins

Question 20

Hepatitis B virus

Answer 20

Interferons

Question 21

Hepatitis C virus

Answer 21

Interferon/Ribavirin combo

Question 22

Herpes Simplex 1

Answer 22

Acyclovir

Question 23

Herpes Simplex 2

Answer 23

Acyclovir

Question 24

Histoplasma capsulatum

Answer 24

Not necessary…. Amphotericin B

Question 25

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Answer 25

Protease inhbitors

Question 26

Human papillomavirus

Answer 26

Physical removal

Question 27

Influenza virus

Answer 27

Amantadine, Oseltamavir (Tamiflu)

Question 28

Legionella pneumophila

Answer 28

-mycin, rifampin, quinolones

Question 29

Leptospira interrogans

Answer 29

Penicillin, Doxycycline

Question 30

Listeria monocytogenes

Answer 30

Ampicillin, Erythromycin, Sulfa

Question 31

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Answer 31

Isoniazid, Rifampin, Streptomycin

Question 32

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Answer 32

Tetractcline, Erythromycin

Question 33

Neisseria gonorrheae (GU)

Answer 33

Cephs, Azithromycin

Question 34

Neisseria gonorrheae (skin)

Answer 34

Azithromycin, Silver Nitrate

Question 35

Norovirus

Answer 35

Rehydration

Question 36

Plasmodium spp.

Answer 36

-quinines

Question 37

Neisseria meningitidis

Answer 37

Cephs

Question 38

Pneumocystis jirovecii

Answer 38

Sulfa, Trimethoprim

Question 39

Prion Proteins

Answer 39

No Tx, palliative care

Question 40

Poliovirus

Answer 40

Pain relievers, PT

Question 41

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Answer 41

Aminoglycosides, Cephs

Question 42

RSV

Answer 42

Synagis, RSV immunoglobulin

Question 43

Rubella Virus

Answer 43

No Tx, Isolation precautionary measures

Question 44

Rubeola virus

Answer 44

Immune globulins

Question 45

Salmonella typhi

Answer 45

Rehydration, Cipro

Question 46

Schistosoma spp.

Answer 46

Praziquantel

Question 47

SARS Coronavirus 2

Answer 47

Palliative care

Question 48

Shigella spp.

Answer 48

Rehydration, Cipro, Cephs, Sulfas

Question 49

Staphylococcus aureus (Cardio)

Answer 49

Cipro, -mycins

Question 50

Staphylococcus aureus (skin)

Answer 50

clean and drain lesions

Question 51

Streptococcus mutans

Answer 51

broad spectrum ABX

Question 52

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Answer 52

Penicillins, erythromycin, Cephs

Question 53

Streptococcus pyogenes

Answer 53

Penicillin, Cephs, Erythromycins

Question 54

Trichomonas vaginalis

Answer 54

Metronidazole

Question 55

Toxoplasma gondii

Answer 55

Pyrimethamine, Sulfadiazine

Question 56

Treponema pallidum

Answer 56

Penicillin G, Tetracycline, Erythromycin, Procaine

Question 57

Trypanosoma brucei

Answer 57

Eflornithine, Pentamidine

Question 58

Trypanosoma cruzi

Answer 58

Benznidazole

Question 59

Varicella-Zoster virus

Answer 59

Acyclovir

Question 60

Vibrio cholerae

Answer 60

Rehydration, Doxycycline, Azithromycin, Sulfas

Question 61

West Nile Virus

Answer 61

No Tx, Palliative care