Fungal Infection Quiz

W11-W.W.IFI QUESTION 1 "(a) is endemic in some parts of the southwestern United States. It can cause nonspecific symptoms, acute pneumonia, or disseminated or meningeal disease. Primary pulmonary disease (unless severe) frequently is not treated, whereas disseminated and meningeal disease is treated with (b)."   A. Histoplasmosis - itraconazole B. Blastomycosis - amphotericin B C. Coccidioidomycosis - fluconazole D. Cryptococcosis - amphotericin B with flucytosine QUESTION 2 "(a) occurs primarily in immunocompromised patients. Patients with acute meningitis are treated with (b). Patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) often require long-term suppressive therapy with fluconazole or itraconazole."   A. (a) Coccidioidomycosis (b) amphotericin B with flucytosine B. (a) Blastomycosis (b) fluconazole C. (a) Cryptococcosis (b) amphotericin B with flucytosine D. (a) Cryptococcosis (b) fluconazole QUESTION 3 "A variety of species can cause disease such as maculopapular, oral, esophageal, vaginal, and hematogenous dissemination. Disease in HIV-infected patients is often severe and life-threatening. Optimal management depends on previous patient exposure to antifungal agents, potential drug interactions and levels of each agent, and local epidemiology of invasive infections in hematology-oncology centers." A. Aspergillus B. Candida C. Coccidioides D. Histoplasma This appears to be a multiple-choice quiz or exam with questions related to different types of fungal infections. Each question presents a scenario or description of a fungal disease and asks the user to select the correct answer from a list of options.