Infectious Diseases — Flashcards

In HIV patients, screening for CMV retinitis is recommended every ______ months if CD4 counts are < 50 cells/µL.

BK virus, Aspergillus, and EBV are characteristically seen in the _____ phase post-HSCT.

A patient of dengue hemorrhagic fever can be discharged if there is absence of fever for at least _____ hours without the use of antipyretic drugs

The most useful laboratory evaluation in patients of amoebic liver abscess is the presence of _____

Screening for CMV retinitis in HIV patients: _____-monthly if CD4 levels are 50-100 cells/µL

Most common cause of late (>12 months) prosthetic valve endocarditis after replacement is?_____

If the HCW is previously infected/treated and the source is HbsAg +ve, what is the next step?_____

Delayed anastomotic bleeding in a patient with renal transplant is highly suggestive of _____ infection

What is the treatment of pylephlebitis?

What is the most common trigger for hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis?_____