A patient with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has been diagnosed with Pneumocystis carinii (jiroveci). You are asked to recommend an antibiotic that is active against Pneumocystis carinii (jiroveci). Your recommendation would be

a. pentamidine.
b. TMP-SMX.
c. levofloxacin.
d. tetracycline.


ANS: B

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A. 0.75
B.
C.
D.

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