medchick
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A 34 year old HIV positive man without previous opportunistic infections presents complaining of dyspnea with daily activity. He states that he has had a mild cough and fever but denies having had chills, sputum production or chest discomfort. Physical examination is remarkable for oral thrush and a few small nontender cervical lymph nodes. A chest x-ray film reveals bilateral interstitial infiltrates, and bronchoalveolar lavage reveals small silver-staining cysts. In which other patient population in the U.S. is this organism a frequent cause of a life-threatening pneumonia ?
A. Bone marrow transplant patient
B. Hospitalized adults on Ab therapy
C. Late-term pregnant women
D. Normal adults in periods of stress
E. Premature infants
F. Preschool children
G Sexually active adolescents
H. Third-trimester fetuses
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| yasmeen
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A?
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| medchick
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That's what I would've guessed as well, but apparently its (E) premature infants according to Kaplan and several other sources, followed by immunocompromised (choice A)....
also sorry for posting this is in the wrong forum...for some reason i was transfered here when i clicked on the micro forum...weird.
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