11-26-2006, 07:07 PM
This HIV-positive patient with a viral load of 750,000 copies of HIV
RNA/ml and a total CD4 count of 50 is at an increased risk for a number of
infectious diseases. For which of the following diseases is the patient at no
more added risk than an immunocompetent host?
a. Pneumocystic pneumonia
b. Mycobacterial disease
c. Kaposiā¢s sarcoma
d. Pneumococcal pneumonia
e. Herpes simplex virus
RNA/ml and a total CD4 count of 50 is at an increased risk for a number of
infectious diseases. For which of the following diseases is the patient at no
more added risk than an immunocompetent host?
a. Pneumocystic pneumonia
b. Mycobacterial disease
c. Kaposiā¢s sarcoma
d. Pneumococcal pneumonia
e. Herpes simplex virus