Parasite Treatment Flashcards by Robert Stuver

Giardia

metronidazole

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Entamoeba

metronidazole + iodoquinol

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Cryptosporidium

nitazoxanide

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Trich. vaginalis

metronidazole for pt and partner

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Plasmodium

chloroquine (+ primaquine for vivax, ovale); if resistant: consider mefloquine, atovaquone/proguanil; IV quinidine for life-threatening (also: artemether, artesunate)

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Toxo. gondii

sulfadiazoxide + pyrimethamine

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T. brucei

suramin (blood), melarsoprol for CNS

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T. cruzi

benzimidazole or nifurtimox

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Leishmania

stibogluconate or Amph B

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Schistosoma

praziquantel

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Clonorchis

praziquantel

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Taenia

praziquantel + albendazole if CNS

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D. latum

praziquantel

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Echinococcus

albendazole

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Enterobius vermicularis

mebendazole or pyrantel

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Trichuris

albendazole

Ascaris

mebendazole or pyrantel

Ancylostoma, Necator

albendazol or pyrantel

Strongyloides

ivermectin or albendazole

T. spiralis

mebendazole

Onchocerca

DEC or ivermectin

Loa loa

DEC

Wucheria

DEC

Toxocara canis

mebendazole

Drancunculis

metronidazole

Babesia

Atovaquone + azithromycin