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Pediatric Infectious Disease NCLEX Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which is not true concerning the treatment of Entamoeba histolytica amebiasis?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Asymptomatic cyst excreters should be treated to prevent spread.
Question 2 of 5
A 6-year-old child present with low grade fever, pharyngitis and mild conjunctivitis. After about one week he developed facial rash with circumoral pallor followed by a pruritic reticulated rash over the body that waxes and wanes (recur with exercise and bathing). Of the following, the MOST likely cause is
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Parvovirus B19 (C) causes erythema infectiosum with slapped-cheek rash and lacy body rash that waxes/wanes, fitting this description, per pediatric virology.
Question 3 of 5
Of the following, the LEAST common cause of neonatal bacterial meningitis is
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Neonatal meningitis is most often due to E. coli (C), GBS (D), and Listeria (E). Klebsiella (A) is the least common among these, per neonatal sepsis studies.
Question 4 of 5
Allergic rhinitis is characterized by all the following EXCEPT
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Allergic rhinitis features polyps (A), shiners (B), no fever (C), and nasal crease (D). Swollen, erythematous turbinates (E) suggest infection, not allergy.
Question 5 of 5
The first-line therapy of sinusitis in children is
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Amoxicillin-clavulanate (E) is first-line for pediatric sinusitis, covering common pathogens, per AAP guidelines.