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Infectious Disease Pediatric Questions
Question 1 of 5
The drug that is recommended as initial therapy for nondisseminated gonococcal disease in children and adults is
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Ceftriaxone is the CDC-recommended treatment for gonococcal infections due to resistance patterns.
Question 2 of 5
A 5-year-old urban male was admitted to the hospital because of low-grade fever, flaccid paralysis of both legs, sensory changes, and absent ankle deep tendon reflexes. The child had received only two immunizations with OPV at the age of 2 and 6 months. His diagnosis is most probably
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Incomplete OPV vaccination in an urban setting suggests wild poliovirus as the cause of paralytic polio.
Question 3 of 5
Febrile children with sickle cell anemia are at an increased risk for having overwhelming sepsis. Some of these children can be given intramuscular ceftriaxone and treated as outpatients. Which of the following should lead to hospitalization?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: All listed factors indicate severe illness requiring hospitalization in sickle cell patients.
Question 4 of 5
Production of an exopolysaccharide protective biofilm (slime) is an attribute of which organism?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Coagulase-negative staphylococci produce biofilm, aiding in device-related infections.
Question 5 of 5
The preferred treatment of Lyme disease in a child 13 years of age is
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Doxycycline is preferred for Lyme disease in children over 8 years.