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Clostridium difficile

E. coli

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Enterococcus

30. Increases reticulocytes count is found in all of the following except ?

1. 
   Thalassemia major
   
2. 
   Hereditary spherocytosis
   
3. 
   G6PD deficiency
   
4. 
   Aplastic anemia
   
5. 
   Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
   

31. Normal serum complement levels would be seen in patients with hematuria, abdominal pain, and hypertension resulting from which of the following ?

1. 
   Mixed essential cryoglobulinemia
   
2. 
   Hepatitis c associated membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
   
3. 
   Diffuse proliferative lupus nephritis
   
4. 
   Henoch schonlein purpura
   
5. 
   Post streptococcal glomerulonephritis
   

32. What is the approximate risk of acquiring HIV following needle prick ?

1. 
   0.003%
   
2. 
   0.03%
   
3. 
   0.3%
   
4. 
   3%
   
5. 
   30%
   

33. Which of the following is not a cause of GI bleeding ?

1. 
   Esophageal varices
   
2. 
   Use of NSAIDs
   
3. 
   H pylori related erosive gastritis
   
4. 
   Gastric malignancy
   
5. 
   Celiac disease
   

34. A 25 year old intravenous drug abuser with fever has blood cultures report from the microbiology laboratory indicates the presence of gram positive cocci in clusters , the identification of the organism and sensitivities are pending , the most appropriate antibiotic choice would be ?

1. 
   Penicillin
   
2. 
   Nafcillin
   
3. 
   Vancomycin
   
4. 
   TMP/SMZ
   
5. 
   Ciprofloxacin