KROK 1 2018 – Question 189 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
An 18-year-old patient has developed candidiasis after the case of pneumonia treated with β-lactam antibiotic. What antimycotic agent should be prescribed?
- A. Phthalylsulfathiazole
- B. Ampicillin
- C. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (Bi-septol)
- D. Fluconazole
- E. Streptomycin
Hint
After antibacterial therapy suppresses the normal flora, yeast can overgrow; choose the agent whose activity is aimed at fungal cells rather than at bacteria.
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