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USMLE Microbiology practice questions

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Question:

A bank teller in New York City, who is HIV-positive, is brought into emergency department by his partner. Over the past month, the man has been having increasing episodes of disorientation, and this evening he became aggressive and incoherent. His partner tells the attending physician that the man has been unable to afford the prescribed antiretroviral drugs since he was terminated from his job a year ago. Routine blood testing reveals a CD4 count of 190/mm3, and a CT scan of the brain demonstrates ring-enhancing lesions. What is the treatment of choice?

A. Amodiquine

B. Iodoquinol

C. Metronidazole

D. Pyrimethamine plus sulfadiazine

E. Trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole


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