Keller Bugs and Drugs - Protozoa Flashcards

1
Q

Acanthamoeba spp. - Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis

A

Ketoconazole, rifampin, TMP-SMX

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2
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Acanthamoeba spp. - Amebic keratitis

A

Chlorhexidine, propamidine

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3
Q

Babesia microti - babesiosis

A

Clindamycin plus quinine

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4
Q

Balantidium coli - Bloody diarrhea

A

Tetracycline

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5
Q

Cryptosporidium parvum - Watery diarrhea

A

Nitazoxanide

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6
Q

Cyclospora cayetanensis - Watery diarrhea

A

TMP-SMX

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7
Q

Entamoeba histolytic - Bloody diarrhea

A

Metronidazole followed by paromomycin

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8
Q

Giardia lamblia - Watery diarrhea (malabsorption)

A

Metronidazole (tinidazole)

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9
Q

Isospora belli - Watery diarrhea

A

TMP-SMX

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10
Q

Leishmania braziliensis - Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis

A

Sodium stibogluconate

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11
Q

Leishmania donovani - Visceral leishmaniasis

A

Liposomal amphotericin B

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12
Q

Microsporidia - Watery diarrhea or ocular infection

A

albendazole or umagillin

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13
Q

Naegleria fowleri - Primary amebic meningoencephalitis

A

Amphotericin B + rifampin

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14
Q

Plasmodium falciparum - malaria

A

Chloroquine

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15
Q

Plasmodium falciparum - cerebral malaria

A

IV quinine

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16
Q

Plasmodium vivax - malaria

A

Chloroquine + primaquine

17
Q

Toxoplasma gondii - encephalitis

A

Pyrimethamine and a sulfonamide

18
Q

Trichomonas vaginalis - trichomoniasis

A

metronidazole

19
Q

Trypanosoma brucei - Acute (hemolymphatic)

A

Suramin

20
Q

Trypanosoma brucei - Coma (African sleeping sickness)

A

Melarsoprol

21
Q

Trypanosoma cruzi - Chagas disease

A

Benznidazole