| Text | What is the drug of choice for treatment of lymphocutaneous Sporotrichosis/Sporothrix schenckii infection?{{c1::Itraconazole}} |
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| Text | Strep pyogenes exotoxin (SPE) A and C are considered {{c1::superantigens}} which mediate Toxic Shock Syndrome. |
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| Learn more from Golgi | TOXOGENIC RASHES: Exogenous in fiction. Looks like Staph aureus. Initial soft tissue inflammation at site of infection. Localized erythema, cellulitis (severe pain is common), septicemia, fever, chills, malaise, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Toxin is Strep Pyrogen Exotoxin A (SpeA).Shock may lead to organ failure. Risk: immunocompromised, chicken pox in kids. Drug users, alcoholics |
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| Text | Substitute for amoxicillin in H. pylori triple therapy in penicillin-allergic patients{{c1::Metronidazole}} |
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