Question

A client reports fever, cough, muscle aches, night sweats, and chest pain. the laboratory reports of the client indicate the presence of coccidioides organisms in the respiratory tract. which drug is beneficial for the client? oseltamivir fluconazole pyrazinamide cephalosporin

Answer 1

The correct answer is fluconazole.  

Coccidioides refers to a genus of dimorphic ascomycetes, which cause the condition known as coccidioidomycosis, also called San Joaquin Valley fever. The most general clinical syndrome in about 40 percent of the affected patients is an acute respiratory illness featured by a cough, fever, and chest pain.  

Fluconazole oral tablet drug comes in the form of both generic and brand name. It comes by the brand name Diflucan. The drug is used in the treatment of fungal infection.