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mitty
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05/06/06 - 04:36 PM

which group is susceptable to pnemocictis carinii pneumonia next to HIV AIDS patients?

A Bone marrow transplant patients

B hospitalized adults on antibiotics

C 3rd trimester pregnancy

D premature infants

E sexualy active adolecent

F normal adult in period of stress

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05/06/06 - 08:56 PM

My guess is for bone marrow transplant patients. This organism was a textbook anomaly until HIV and virtually never seen in anyone. I believe you pretty much have to be severely immunocompromised to get infected with it.

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general malaise
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05/06/06 - 08:57 PM

D

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05/06/06 - 09:37 PM

C 3rd trimester pregnancy

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05/07/06 - 01:51 AM

A

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05/07/06 - 06:11 AM

ill go with A also

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05/07/06 - 06:39 AM

THIS Q WAS POSTED BEFORE ANSWER GIVEN WAS D,ALTHIOUGH I CHOSE A

mitty
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05/07/06 - 11:23 AM

yes it is D.Bone marrow transplant patients are also suceptable to PCP but not more than the premature babies.(kaplan qbank explanation)

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05/15/06 - 07:04 AM

Nice qs......mitty.

Thx

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