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Quick Micro Drugs 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tx for Staph aureus | Methicillin |
| Tx for Clostridium difficile | Metronidazole |
| Tx for Nocardia | Sulfonamides |
| Tx for Actinomyces isrealli | Penicillin |
| Tx for H. influenza meningitis | Ceftriaxone |
| Tx for Legionella pneumophila | Erythromycin |
| Tx for Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Aminoglycoside plus extended-spectrum penicillin (piperacillin, ticarcillin) |
| Tx for H. pylori | Triple therapy- (1)Bismuth, metronidazole & either tetracycline or amoxicillin; (2)Metronidazole, omeprazole, clarithromycin |
| Tx for Gardnerella vaginalis | Metronidazole |
| Tx for Leprosy | Long-term oral dapsone. Alternate tx's include rifampin & combo of clofazimine & dapsone |
| Tx for Rickettsiae | Tetracycline |
| Tx for Mycoplasma pneumoniae | Tetracycline or erythromycin |
| Tx for Chlamydiae | Erythromycin or tetracycline |
| Tx for Borrelia burgdorferi | Tetracycline |
| Tx for Treponema pallidum | Penicillin G |
| Tx for Candida albicans | Nystatin for superficial infection, amphotericin B for serious systemic infection |
| Tx for Coccidioidomycosis | Local infection: fluconazole or ketoconazole. Systemic infection: amphotericin B |
| Tx for Histoplasmosis | Local infection: fluconazole or ketoconazole. Systemic infection: amphotericin B |
| Tx for Paracoccidioidomycosis | Local infection: fluconazole or ketoconazole. Systemic infection: amphotericin B |
| Tx for Blastomycosis | Local infection: fluconazole or ketoconazole. Systemic infection: amphotericin B |
| Tx for Pneumocystis carinii | TMP-SMX |
| Tx for Sporothrix schenckii | Itraconazole or Potassium iodidie |
| Tx for E. histolytica | Metronidazole & iodoquinol |
| Tx for Giardia | Metronidazole |
| Tx for Babesia | Quinine, clindamycin |
| Tx for Toxoplasma | Sulfadiazine & Pyrimethamine |