Pathology
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Drug of Choice
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2nd Line therapy
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Remarks
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Amoebic liver abscess
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Metronidazole
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Along with Luminal agent (Diloxanide furoate, parmomycin, Iodoquinol)
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Anthrax
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Penicillin G
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Antibiotic Associated Pseudomembranous colitis
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Metronidazole (IV)
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Oral Rifampicin
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Brucellosis
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Doxycycline + aminoglycosiede fro 28 days
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Continuation with Doxycycline + Rofampicin for next 4-6 weeks
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Chlamydia
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Tetracycline
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Doxycycline
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Cholera
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Tetracycline
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Doxycycline
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Cryptococcal Meninigitis
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Amphotericin B
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±
Flucytosine
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With AIDS add Fluconazole
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Falciparum malaria
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Quinine
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Guninea Worm infestation
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Niridazole
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Metronidazole
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Herpes Simplex
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Idoxuridine
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Herpes Simplex Encephalitis
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Acyclovir
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Kalazar
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Sodium Antimony Stibogluconate/ Pentavalent
Antimony
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Klebsiella Pneumonia
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Gentamicin + 3rd Gen Cephalosporin
|
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Legionella
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Erythromycin
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Meningococcal Meninigitis
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Penicillin G
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Prophylaxis: Rifampicin
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Mucormycosis (Craniofacial)
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Amphotericin B
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Along with debridement
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Multidrug resistant Typhoid
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Ciprofloxacin
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Neurocysticercosis
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Albendazole
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Praziquantel
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Pneumoncystis Carini/jirovecii
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Cotrimoxazole
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Pneumonic Plague
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Tetracycline
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(Chemoprophylaxis)
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Schistosoma Hematobium
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Praziquantel
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Oxamniquine
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Taenia Solium/ Taenia Saginata
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Praziquantel
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Toxoplamosis /Ocular toxoplasmosis
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Pyrimethamine
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With Sulphadiazine/ Clindamyicn
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Tropical Esosinophilia Syndrome
|
Diethyl Carbamazepine
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Varicella zoster
|
Ayclovir
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Monday, October 16, 2017
Drug of Choice of Tropical and Infectious diseases
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