Protozoa - Sheet1 Flashcards
Acanthamoeba spp.Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis
Ketoconazole, rifampin, TMP-SMXNo DOC
Acanthamoeba spp.Amebic keratitis
Chlorhexidine, propamidineNo DOC
Babesia microtibabesiosis
Clindamycin plus quinineAtovaquone plus azithromycin
Balantidium coliBloody diarrhea
Tetracyclinemetronidazole
Cryptosporidium parvumWatery diarrhea
NitazoxanideHAART therapy in AIDS pts can resolve symtpoms
Cyclospora cayetanensisWatery diarrhea
TMP-SMXCiprofloxacin (for sulfa allergy)
Entamoeba histolyticBloody diarrhea
Metronidazole followed by paromomycin
Giardia lambliaWatery diarrhea (malabsorption)
Metronidazole (tinidazole)Nitazoxanide, albendazole, paromomycin
Isospora belliWatery diarrhea
TMP-SMXPyrimethamine with folinic acid, ciprofolxacin (for sulfa allergy)
Leishmania braziliensisMucocutaneous Leishmaniasis
Sodium stibogluconate
Leishmania donovaniVisceral leishmaniasis
Liposomal amphotericin B Sodium stibogluconate
MicrosporidiaWatery diarrhea or ocular infection
albendazole or umagillin
Naegleria fowleriPrimary amebic meningoencephalitis
Amphotericin B + rifampinAmphotericin B + ketoconazoleor fluconazole
Plasmodium falciparum malaria
ChloroquineMalarone, Mefloquine, artemisinin derivatives
cerebral malaria
IV quinine