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Which of these organisms is inherently resistant to ciprofloxacin

1. Burkholderia pseudomallei  read more

Fidaxomicin 

1. is recommended for severe C difficile diarrhoea with a risk of …

A 8 year-old boy from the travelling community has presented to the paediatric emergency with 5 days history of fever, malaise, headache, anorexia and earache (since yesterday). On examination the left parotid gland appears swollen. 
His immunisation history is uncertain.
Based on your provisional diagnosis which of the following should not be the part of your management plan?
(You can choose more than one) – Read more

Interpret this result
HBsAg -ve
Anti-HBc (total) +ve
Anti-HBc IgM +ve
HBsAb -ve
HBeAg-ve
HBeAb -ve
Patient is being investigated for fulminant hepatitis.

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Which of these bacteria is not inherently resistant to carbapenems?

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Drug of choice for Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in a HIV non-infected patient:

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Which serology test is not done routinely during antenatal booking?

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Infection control in an outpatient setting

I read about an outbreak of septic arthritis in a group of patients who had an intraarticular injection in a clinic in the US. The investigation suggested infection control practice was not up to the mark. read more

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