A 36-year-old female complains of fever, cough, headache, and chest pain. Evidence of pneumonia is seen by chest radiograph. Gram stain and culture of the patient’s sputum reveal flat, graying brown colonies with satellite around gram-positive cocci in grape-like clusters. What is the most likely pathogen responsible for this pneumonia?
Schistosomiasis is endemic in which provinces in the Philippines, except?
A 9-month-old male developed a high fever for three days but was otherwise playful. On the fourth day, the fever was gone, but he had maculopapular rashes on the face, which rapidly spread all over the body. This common disease is caused by an agent that has the following characteristic:
Thayer-Martin agar, a selective medium for N. gonorrhoeae, contains the following antibiotics, except which one?
Which of the following would be positive in the serology of a patient with Hepatitis B during the window period?
What is the recommended treatment for a 24-year-old female G1P1 (1001) who went for a gynecologic check-up due to vaginal itching and a burning sensation? She also reported watery, foul-smelling greenish vaginal discharge. During the speculum exam, punctate hemorrhages were observed on the ectocervix.
A 35-year-old HIV-positive female presents at the ER with severe diarrhea and dizziness. Her most recent CD4 count was 24 cells/mm3. Due to financial constraints, she was not able to take any medications related to her HIV disease. Her diarrhea began about 10 days ago, and she now has 10 to 15 watery stools per day, abdominal cramping, and nausea. On PE, her temperature is 38.1°C, BP 86/60 mmHg, and minimal diffuse abdominal tenderness with deep palpation. A modified acid-fast stain on a stool sample is presumptively identified as Cryptosporidium species. What is the recommended treatment for her?
What is not required for the management of generalized tetanus?
This disease is associated with the appearance of transient maculopapular rashes that blanch on pressure. Usually, these rashes are seen on the chest of 50% of children on the 7th to 10th day of fever.
Which of the following statements is NOT true about influenza viruses?