The nurse is caring for a patient who has AIDS. What is the most common opportunistic infection for which the nurse would monitor?
a. Cytomegalovirus
b. Candida albicans
c. Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia
d. Tuberculosis
ANS: C
Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia is the most common opportunistic infection in AIDS. It is caused by a fungus.
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