Infectious Disease JB Review || Questions and 100% Accurate Answers.

A 22-year-old woman is complaining of a cough. Her radiograph shows multiple patchy infiltrates, and the culture grow Aspergillus. She has a history of Staph aureus liver abscess, several S. aureus skin infections, frequent dental infections, and an episode of spinal osteomyelitis with Chromobacterium violaceum. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis? X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA) Job's syndrome (hyperimmunoglovulin E syndrome) Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) Selective IgA deficiency correct answers Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) An elderly woman with mild dementia has rapid plasma reagin (RPR) titer of 1:8. Her lumbar puncture is VDRL positive. Her puncture also shows mildly elevated protein and a WBC of 10 with 85% lymphocytes. You start her on intravenous penicillin G for suspected neurosyphilis. Which of the following signs or symptoms are least likely to result from an adverse reaction to penicillin? Maculopapular rash across the trunk Increasing creatinine Neutropenia Ataxia correct answers Ataxia A mother of a toddler who attends day care presents complaining of her child's runny nose. She asks if an antibiotic will clear up the child's symptoms more quickly. Which of the following is most likely indicative of bacterial infection in this child? Bright red pharynx Vesicles on the soft palate 10 day duration of symptoms Fever correct answers 10 days duration of symptoms An 82 year old mildly demented woman living in a nursing home has had repeated positive urine cultures for Klebsiella oxytoca over the past year. She is always afebrile and does not complain of dysuria. She has had multiple rounds of oral antibiotics, most recently a 2 week course of bacterium followed by 2 weeks of copra. Currently, her UA has 0-5 WBCs, no RBCs, and greater than 100,000 CFU of K. oxytoca. Which of the following would be the most appropriate next step for this patient? Nothing. Asymptomatic bacteriuria in a female nursing home resident does not require treatment. Perform ultrasound of the kidneys to evaluate for pyelonephritis Order a cystoscopy to evaluate for transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder