A 50-year-old HIV-positive man with a CD4 count of 180 cells/µL presents with dyspnoea, dry cough, and bilateral interstitial infiltrates on CXR. Whic...

Question

A 50-year-old HIV-positive man with a CD4 count of 180 cells/µL presents with dyspnoea, dry cough, and bilateral interstitial infiltrates on CXR. Which organism is most likely?

Accepted Answer

Pneumocystis jirovecii

Answer

Mycobacterium avium complex

Answer

Cytomegalovirus

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Streptococcus pneumoniae

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Cryptococcus neoformans

MCQ (SBA): HIV

A 50-year-old HIV-positive man with a CD4 count of 180 cells/µL presents with dyspnoea, dry cough, and bilateral interstitial infiltrates on CXR. Which organism is most likely?