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Infection questions for NEET PG
58 Infection questions from the Paediatrics section of the Recallab bank, each with a verified answer, every option explained and a reference to a current edition. 2 are published in full below.
- A 3-month-old infant has bilateral cataracts, fails newborn hearing screening on both sides, and has a continuous machinery murmur below the left clavicle. The mother had a febrile rash illness at 8…
- A 6-year-old boy has three days of fever, then a focal seizure of the right arm and increasing drowsiness with odd behaviour. Cerebrospinal fluid shows 90 lymphocytes, protein 0.9 g/L, normal glucose…
- A 13-month-old girl has had a high fever of 39.5 degrees Celsius for three days, during which she remained alert and playful between temperature spikes. The fever then settled abruptly, and a few…
- Which of the following is NOT caused by parvovirus B19?
- A child has a greyish adherent membrane over the tonsils that bleeds when scraped, with marked cervical swelling. Why must antitoxin be given before laboratory confirmation, and what does it act on?