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1

WHO AIDS defining illnesses are all EXCEPT:

APersistent generalized lymphadenopathy

BP. carinii pneumonia

CCMV retinitis

DOropharyngeal candidiasis

2

Meningitis in immunocompromised host is frequently caused by

ACryptococcus neoformans

BTrichophyton rubrum

CEpidermophyton flocculosum

DCandida tropicalis

3

A patient, who is a known case of HIV with a CD4 count of 200 cells/cu.mm, presents with 5 days of cough and high-grade fever without chills and rigors. There is no history of diarrhoea, vomiting, or nuchal rigidity. Chest x-ray is normal. What treatment will you give?

ACo-trimoxazole + steroids

BCo-trimoxazole only

CAmoxicillin-clavulanic acid + Azithromycin

DAntitubercular treatment

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