Infections

Question 1

Cause of Karposis sarcoma

Answer 1

Human Herpes Virus 8

Question 2

Causes genital warts

Answer 2

HPV 6 and 11

Question 3

Causes cervical cancer

Answer 3

HPV 16 and 18

Question 4

HPV vaccine is given to whom and at what age

Answer 4

Boys and girls age 12-13

Question 5

Current HPV vaccination regime

Answer 5

Gardasil (6, 11, 16 and 18) in one dose only

Question 6

Otitis externa in diabetics treatment

Answer 6

Ciprofloxacin to cover pseudomonas
(i.e. malignant otitis externa - due to immunosuppression)

Question 7

Organism that causes Syphillus

Answer 7

Treponema pallidum

Question 8

Common side effect of isoniazid

Answer 8

Peripheral neuropathy

Question 9

Encephalitis with temporal lobe changes on CTB

Answer 9

Herpes simplex encephalitis

Question 10

Upper lobe pneumonia, more common in alcoholics and diabetics

Answer 10

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Question 11

Most common cause of travellers diarrhoea

Answer 11

E. coli

Question 12

Causative organism of pneumonia associated with erythema multiforme

Answer 12

Mycoplasma

Question 13

Prophylaxis for contacts of patient with meningococcal meningitis

Answer 13

Ciprofloxacin or rifampicin

Question 14

Treatment for PCP

Answer 14

Co-trim

Question 15

Treatment for legionella

Answer 15

Clari and rifampicin