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parasite: protozoa DOC Flashcards

1
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Acanthamoeba spp

-granulomatous amoebic encephalitis

A

ketoconazole, rifampin or TMP-SMX

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Acanthamoeba spp

-amebic keratitis

A

chlorhexidine or propamidine

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Babesia microti

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clindamycin + quinine

second line:
Atovaquone plus azithromycin

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balantidium coli

-bloody diarrhea

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DOC: tetracycline

second line: metronidazole

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cryptosporidium parvum

-watery diarrhea

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DOC: nitazoxanide

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cyclospora cayetanesis

-watery diarrhea

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TMP-SMX

if sulfa allergy: ciprofloxacin

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entamoeba histolytic

-bloody diarrhea

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metronidazole followed by paromomycin

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giardia

-watery diarrhea (malabsorption)

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metronidazole (tinidazole)

second line: Nitazoxanide, albendazole, paromomycin

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isospora belli

-watery diarrhea

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TMP-SMX

or Pyrimethamine with folinic acid, ciprofolxacin (for sulfa allergy)

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leishmania brazilinesis

-mucocutaneous leishmaniasis

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sodium stibogluconate

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leishmania donovani

-visceral leishmaniasis

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liposomal amphotericin B

second line: sodium stibogluconate

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microsporidia

-watery diarrhea or ocular infection

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albendazole or umagillin

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naegleria fowleri

-primary amebic meningoencephailitis

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amphotericin B + rifampin

second line: Amphotericin B + ketoconazoleor fluconazole

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Plasmodium falciparum

-malaria

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chloroquine

second line: Malarone, Mefloquine, artemisinin derivatives

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plasmodium falciparum

-cerebral malaria

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IV quinine

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plasmodium vivax

-malaria

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chloroquine + primaquine

17
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toxoplasma gondii

-encephalitis

A

pyrimethamine and a sulfonamide

second line: Pyrimethamine + clindamycin (for sulfa allergy), TMP-SMX

18
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trichomonas vaginalis

-trichomoniasis

A

metronidazole

19
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trypanosoma brucei

-acute (hemolymphatic)

A

suramin

second line: Pyrimethamine + clindamycin (for sulfa allergy), TMP-SMX

20
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trypanosoma brucei

-coma (african sleeping sickness)

A

melarsoprol

21
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trypanosoma cruzi

-chagas disease

A

benznidazole

second line: Nifurtimox

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