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Pediatric Infectious Disease Questions
Question 1 of 5
All the following matching regarding maternal diseases and their effect on fetus or neonate are true EXCEPT
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Diabetes (A), Graves (B), SLE (D), and ITP (E) match fetal effects. Antiphospholipid syndrome (C) causes miscarriage or growth restriction, not thrombophilia in the fetus.
Question 2 of 5
Ganciclovir is antiviral agent used in severely symptomatic congenital CMV infection to decrease the progression of
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Ganciclovir in congenital CMV reduces hearing loss progression (A), a key morbidity, with less impact on chorioretinitis (B), organomegaly (C), rash (D), or calcifications (E).
Question 3 of 5
The drug of choice for treatment of congenital syphilis is
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Penicillin (A) is the gold standard for congenital syphilis, effective against Treponema pallidum, per CDC guidelines.
Question 4 of 5
The mainstay of treatment for neonatal sepsis is
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Ampicillin and gentamicin (C) cover GBS and gram-negatives, the mainstay for neonatal sepsis, per AAP guidelines.
Question 5 of 5
Sudden onset, short duration seizure that appears on day 1 to 3 of life in a well appearing infant that do not recur may be the result of
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Benign familial seizures (C) present early, resolve quickly, and don’t recur in well infants, per genetic seizure patterns.