Infections

Question 1

Treatment for tularemia pneumonia

Answer 1

aminoglycosides

Question 2

Treatment for mild tularemia

Answer 2

Doxycycline or ciprofloxacin

Question 3

Treatment for coccioides

Answer 3

Flucanazole

Question 4

Treatment for babesiosis

Answer 4

Atovaquone and azithromycin

Question 5

Benefit of bolaxavir over oseltamivir

Answer 5

Reduction in viral load by 1 day after treatment initiation

Question 6

Treatment of disseminated cryptococcal infection or meningeal infection from cryptococcal infection.

Answer 6

(1) Lipid amphotericin and flucytosine followed by.
(2) 8 weeks high dose fluconazole. Followed by.
(3) year of low dose fluconazole

Question 7

Treatment of flu in pregnancy

Answer 7

Give oseltamivir immediately. Do not wait on results of flu test.

Question 8

Most common symptom due to late infection from paragonimiasis

Answer 8

Recurrent hemoptysis

Question 9

Paragonimiasis treatment

Answer 9

Praziquantel

Question 10

Strongyloides treatment

Answer 10

Ivermective

Question 11

Treatment for pulmonary cystic echinococcosis

Answer 11

Albendazole

Question 12

Antibiotic regimen for toxoplasmosis

Answer 12

Pyrimethamine and sulfadiazine

Question 13

Treatment of cryptococcal pneumonia isolated to the lung

Answer 13

Fluconazole for at least 6 months

Question 14

Treatment of disseminated cryptococcal disease

Answer 14

Amphotericin B in conjunction with flucytosine, followed by fluconazole

Question 15

Treatment for patients with latent TB prior to starting biologic therapy

Answer 15

Rifampin for 4 months

Question 16

Treatment for A baumannii complex

Answer 16

Ceriderocol

Question 17

Treatmnt for latent TB infection in patient’s taking birth control

Answer 17

INH for 6 or 9 months (rifampin interacts with birth control reducing plasma estrogen concentrations)