Chapter 188 :: Antifungals

Question 1

best choice in treatment of Candida and nondermatophyte onychomycosis

Answer 1

Itraconazole

Question 2

binds tubulin- and microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) along the polymerized microtubules, suppressing the formation of the mitotic spindle at the G2/M phase of the cell cycle

only FDA-approved treatment for pediatric onychomycosis

Answer 2

GRISEOFULVIN