Etiological Agents and Treatments Flashcards
Ascaris Lumbricoides
-azoles
i.e.: mebendazole
Bacillus anthracis
Quinolones (Cipro)
Bordetella pertussis
-mycins
Borrelia burgdoferi
-cycline, Amoxicillin
Campylobacter jejuni
Rehydration, -mycin
Candida albicans
Azoles/Polyenes, Amphotericin B
Chlamydia trachomatis
Doxycyclines, Azithromycin
Clostridium botulinum
Botulinum antitoxin
Clostridium perfringens
Clindamycin, Penicillin, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Clostridium tetani
Tetanospasmin antitoxin, penicillin
Coccidioides immitus
Azoles, Amphotericine
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Diphtheria antitoxin, penicillin
Clostridium difficile
Rehydration, Vancomycin, Metronidazole
Entamoeba histolytica
-azole, iodoquinol
Epidermophyton spp.
Microsporum spp.
Dermatophyton spp.
UV Tx, debridement, azole, griseofulvin
Epstein-Barr Virus
Acyclovir, Interferon
Escherichia coli
Bismuth Salicylate
Giardia lamblia
-azole
Hepatitis A virus
immune serum globulins
Hepatitis B virus
Interferons
Hepatitis C virus
Interferon/Ribavirin combo
Herpes Simplex 1
Acyclovir
Herpes Simplex 2
Acyclovir
Histoplasma capsulatum
Not necessary…. Amphotericin B