A patient who has a positive test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibodies is admitted to the hospital with Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) and a CD4+ T-cell count of less than 200 cells/?L
Based on diagnostic criteria established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which statement by the nurse is correct?
a. "The patient meets the criteria for a diagnosis of an acute HIV infection."
b. "The patient will be diagnosed with asymptomatic chronic HIV infection."
c. "The patient has developed acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)."
d. "The patient will develop symptomatic chronic HIV infection in less than a year."
ANS: C
Development of PCP meets the diagnostic criterion for AIDS. The other responses indicate earlier stages of HIV infection than is indicated by the PCP infection.
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