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NCLEX Questions Pediatric Infectious Diseases Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which is not a feature of prion proteins?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Prions are resistant to most chemical and physical treatments.
Question 2 of 5
Which is not a recognized source of Giardia lamblia?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: All listed are recognized sources of Giardia transmission.
Question 3 of 5
The MOST common complication of measles infection is
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Otitis media (A) is the most frequent measles complication, especially in children, due to secondary bacterial infection, per CDC data, outranking rarer issues like myocarditis (B), encephalomyelitis (C), pneumonia (D), or SSPE (E).
Question 4 of 5
The treatment of latent tuberculosis is
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Latent TB is treated with isoniazid alone (B) for 6-9 months, per CDC guidelines, to prevent active disease, unlike multidrug regimens (D, E) for active TB.
Question 5 of 5
Dexamethasone used as adjunctive therapy in bacterial meningitis to diminish the incidence of hearing loss and neurologic deficits resulting from
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Dexamethasone reduces hearing loss in H. influenzae type b (B) meningitis, with strongest evidence, per AAP guidelines, though also used in S. pneumoniae (E).