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This patient has a low CD4 count which puts him at risk of opportunistic infections such as Pneumocystis pneumonia. He should be given prophylactic antibiotics. Dapsone can be given, but it is only used second-line if the first-line antibiotic (co-trimoxazole) is not tolerated or inappropriate. Antibiotics should also only be used until the CD4 count is >200cell/mL.
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Dapsone PO until CD4 >300 cell/mL
QuestionChoice
This patient has a low CD4 count which puts him at risk of opportunistic infections such as Pneumocystis pneumonia. He should be given prophylactic antibiotics, and the first-line choice is co-trimoxazole. However, it should be given until his CD4 count is >200cell/mL.
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Co-trimoxazole PO until CD4 >150 cell/mL
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This patient has a low CD4 count which puts him at risk of opportunistic infections such as Pneumocystis pneumonia. He should be given prophylactic antibiotics until his CD4 count is >200cell/mL. However, the first-line antibiotic is co-trimoxazole. Dapsone would not be given unless co-trimoxazole was not appropriate or tolerated.
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Dapsone PO until CD4 >200 cell/mL
QuestionChoice
This patient has a low CD4 count which puts him at risk of opportunistic infections such as Pneumocystis pneumonia. He should be given prophylactic antibiotics until his CD4 count is >200cell/mL, with the first-line antibiotic being co-trimoxazole.
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Co-trimoxazole PO until CD4 >200 cell/mL
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This patient has a low CD4 count which puts him at risk of opportunistic infections such as Pneumocystis pneumonia. He should be given prophylactic antibiotics until his CD4 count is >200cell/mL. However, erythromycin would not be an appropriate antibiotic for this. Instead, co-trimoxazole would be used.
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Erythromycin PO until CD4 > 200 cell/mL
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Pneumocystis pneumonia
Topic
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Genitourinary medicine
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A 32-year-old male tested positive for HIV two years ago. He is taking anti-retrovirals to suppress the virus and feels generally well. His CD4 count was 105 cell/mL when last tested one week ago.

Given this result, which of the following is the most appropriate next step in management?
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