Essential Drugs

Question 1

MRSA

Answer 1

Vancomycin

Question 2

VRSA

Answer 2

Linezolin

Question 3

S. Epidermidis

Answer 3

Vancomycin

Question 4

S. Pyogenes

Answer 4

Pen G

Question 5

S. Agalactiae

Answer 5

Pen G

Question 6

S. Pneumonia

Answer 6

Amoxicillin

Pen G

Question 7

Viridans strep

Answer 7

Pen G

Question 8

Eneterococci

Answer 8

Pen G

Question 9

B. Anthracis

Answer 9

Ciprofloxacin

Question 10

C. Perfringens

Answer 10

Pen G

Metronidazole

Question 11

C. Difficile

Answer 11

Oral vancomycin

Metronidazole

Question 12

C. Tetani

Answer 12

Pen G

Metronidazole (Harrison’s)

Question 13

Corynebacterium diphtheria

Answer 13

Ampicillin + antitoxin

Question 14

Listeria monocytogenes

Answer 14

Pen G

Ampicillin

Question 15

N. Meningitides

Answer 15

Pen G

Question 16

N. Gonorrhoea

Answer 16

Ceftriaxone

Spectinomycin

Question 17

E. Coli

Answer 17

Ampicillin
Co-Tri
Quinolones for UTI

Question 18

Klebsiella pneumonia

Answer 18

Culture guided

3rd gen Cephalosporin +/- Aminoglycoside

Question 19

Pseudomonas

Answer 19

Ticarcillin/Piperacillin
Ceftazidime/Cefepime
Meropenem/Imipenem/Doripenem
Aztreonam
Aminoglycosides - Gentamycin, Amikacin, Tobramycin
Quinolones - Ciprofloxacin, Levofloxacin, Gatifloxacin, Moxifloxacin

Question 20

Leptospira

Answer 20

Penicillin

Doxycycline - prophylaxis

Question 21

Borrelia burgdorferi

Answer 21

Pen G

Doxycycline

Question 22

T. Pallidum

Answer 22

Pen G

Question 23

Bruxelles abortus

Answer 23

Doxycycline

Question 24

Francisella tularensis

Answer 24

Gentamycin

Streptomycin

Question 25

Yersinia pestis

Answer 25

Streptomycin

Question 26

TB

Answer 26

HRZES

Question 27

M. Leprae

Answer 27

Rifampin Dapsone Clofazinin

Question 28

MAC

Answer 28

Azithromycin

Question 29

Chlamydia

Answer 29

Tetracyclins | Macrolides

Question 30

Rickettsia

Answer 30

Tetracyclins

Question 31

Legionella

Answer 31

Macrolides | Azithromycin

Question 32

Mycoplasma

Answer 32

Azithromycin

Question 33

Ascaris

Answer 33

Albendazole

Question 34

Trichuris

Answer 34

Mebendazole

Question 35

Enterobius

Answer 35

Pyrantel pamoate | Mebendazole

Question 36

Necator | Ancyclostoma

Answer 36

Albendazole | Mebendazole

Question 37

Strongyloides

Answer 37

Ivermectin

Question 38

Capillaria

Answer 38

Albendazole

Question 39

Trichinella

Answer 39

Thiabendazole

Question 40

Wuchereria | Brugia

Answer 40

DEC

Question 41

Onchocerca volvulus

Answer 41

Ivermectin | Mazzotti reaction

Question 42

``` Schistosomiasis Paragonimus Clonorchis sinesis Opistorchis viverrini Diphyllobothrium Taenia ```

Answer 42

Praziquantel

Question 43

Echinococcus granulosus

Answer 43

Albendazole

Question 44

E. Histolytica G. Lamblia T. Vaginalis

Answer 44

Metronidazole

Question 45

Cryptosporidium parvum

Answer 45

Nitazoxanide

Question 46

T. Cruzi

Answer 46

Nifurtimox

Question 47

T. Brucei - gambiense

Answer 47

Pentamidin + Eflornitin

Question 48

T. Brucei - rhodesiense

Answer 48

Suramin + Melarsoprol

Question 49

Leishmania

Answer 49

Sodium stibogluconate

Question 50

Plasmodium

Answer 50

Chloroquine

Question 51

Plasmodium hypnozoites

Answer 51

Primaquine

Question 52

Candida

Answer 52

Nystatin | Fluconazole

Question 53

C. Neoformans

Answer 53

Fluconazole + amphotericin b + flucytosine

Question 54

P. Jirovecii

Answer 54

Co-Tri

Question 55

Nocardia

Answer 55

Sulfa - Co Tri (SNAP)

Question 56

Actinomyces

Answer 56

Penicillin (SNAP)

Question 57

B. dermatidis H. Capsulatum C. Immitis P. Brasiliensis

Answer 57

Amphotericin B + intraconazole

Question 58

Sporothrix schenckii

Answer 58

Itraconazole | Potassium iodide

Question 59

Hep B

Answer 59

Lamivudine | Interferon

Question 60

Hep C

Answer 60

Ribavirin

Question 61

RSV

Answer 61

Ribavirin

Question 62

Influenza

Answer 62

Oseltamivir / Zanamivir | Amantadine/Rimantidine

Question 63

S. Aureus

Answer 63

Nafcillin