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Published	02/14/2024	In addition to MTB, what mycobacteria can result in a positive IGRA?
Published	02/14/2024	When is a PPD of 5 mm or greater considered positive?
Published	02/14/2024	When is a PPD of ≥10 mm considered positive?
Published	02/14/2024	When is a PPD ≥15 considered positive?
Published	02/14/2024	When do you read a PPD?
Published	02/14/2024	How do the definitions of PPD induration change if you have been previously BCG-vaccinated?
Published	02/14/2024	What age groups are at increased risk of progression from TBI to TB disease?
Published	02/14/2024	When after infection with TB is the risk of progression to disease highest?
Published	02/14/2024	How is M bovis transmitted?
Published	02/14/2024	When can you clear a patient with smear positive TB from isolation precautions?
Published	02/14/2024	What factors does the Red Book establish for patients to be considered "not contagious" with pulmonary TB?
Published	02/14/2024	How long does it take from exposure to TB to development of a positive TST or IGRA?
Published	02/14/2024	What percent of immunocompetent children with culture-documented TB disease do not initially react to a TST?
Published	02/14/2024	What factors make a positive TST in a patient who has been BCG vaccinated more likely due to TB?
Published	02/14/2024	Down to what age should a negative TST or IGRA result be considered "especially unreliable" according to the Red Book?
Published	02/14/2024	What is the preferred TB test in children under 2 years?
Published	02/14/2024	How often should children living with HIV infection have a TST or IGRA?
Published	02/14/2024	What are the 4 validated questions for determining risk of TBI in children in the USA?
Published	02/14/2024	At what age should you send the first TB screening test in a child living with HIV?
Published	02/14/2024	When should you send both a TST and an IGRA in patients about to start immunosuppressive therapies?
Published	02/14/2024	When do you need to do an LP in a child with a positive TB test?
Published	02/14/2024	At what age do children produce sputum spontaneously or by induction with aerosolized hypertonic saline (re: obtaining specimen for TB testing)?
Published	02/14/2024	What susceptibility profile result should clue you in that you are dealing with M bovis and not MTB?
Published	02/14/2024	What are the 4 criteria for attempting to obtain an isoalte for culture from children suspected to have TB?
Published	02/14/2024	What is the preferred TBI regimen for children over the age of 2?
Published	02/14/2024	What therapy for TBI is recommended if the isolate is suspected to be isoniazid resistant?
Published	02/14/2024	What therapy is recommended for LTBI if the isolate is suspected to be isoniazid and rifmapin resistant?
Published	02/14/2024	What is the preferred treatment for nonsevere pulmonary TB?
Published	02/14/2024	What is the preferred treatment for M bovis infection not in the CNS?
Published	02/14/2024	What is the preferred treatment for TB meningitis?
Published	02/14/2024	If you are treating a child with HIV for TB exposure/TBI, what is the preferred regimen and for how long?
Published	02/14/2024	What are the criteria defining pulmonary disease as "nonsevere?"
Published	02/14/2024	How long should you treat for patients with severe pulmonary disease?
Published	02/14/2024	Can patients receiving treatment for TB receive live-vaccines?
Published	02/14/2024	When can you start therapy for pregnant women with TBI?
Published	02/14/2024	When can women with TB breastfeed?
Published	02/14/2024	Who needs pyridoxine when a breastfeeding mom is taking isoniazid for TBI/TB disease treatment?
Published	02/14/2024	How should you manage a newborn infant whose mother has TBI?
Published	02/14/2024	How should you manage an infant born to a mother with TB disease?
Published	02/14/2024	What are the most common manifestations of M bovis disease in children?
Published	02/14/2024	What mycobacteria can be confused with TB based on commonly used methods for identifying an isolate?
Published	02/14/2024	What isolation precautions are necessary for a child with TB disease but no cough and negative AFB smears?
Published	02/14/2024	Who should receive presumptive treatment for TBI after an exposure?
Published	02/14/2024	When should you re-test a patient exposed to someone with TB disease after their initial TST/IGRA is negative?
Published	02/14/2024	When can a kid with TB disease return to regular activities?
Published	02/14/2024	Can children with TBI particiapte in regular activities if they are off therapy?
Published	02/14/2024	What impact does BCG vaccine have on children?
Published	02/14/2024	What are the indications for providing BCG vaccine in the USA?
Published	02/14/2024	How long after BCG vaccination can osteitis occur?
Published	02/14/2024	Is first infection or subsequent infection with rotavirus more severe?
Published	02/14/2024	Can you detect rotavirus in the CSF of children with seizures?
Published	02/14/2024	What group of rotavirus causes most human disease?
Published	02/14/2024	What type of virus are rotaviruses?
Published	02/14/2024	What is the most common genotype of rotavirus circulating in the USA since vaccine introduction?
Published	02/14/2024	How long is rotavirus present in the stools of infected patients?
Published	02/14/2024	What is the inoculum needed to cause rotavirus disease?
Published	02/14/2024	How long can rotavirus remain on contaminated environmental surfaces/fomites?
Published	02/14/2024	How effective is the rotavirus at preventing hospitalization?
Published	02/14/2024	What is the incubation for rotavirus?
Published	02/14/2024	What seasonal pattern did rotavirus follow before vaccine introduction?
Published	02/14/2024	How long can you detect rotavirus in the stool after vaccination?
Published	02/14/2024	What therapies can you provide to patients with rotavirus?
Published	02/14/2024	What impact does breastfeeding have on rotavirus disease?
Published	02/14/2024	When can a child with rotavirus diarrhea return to child care centers?
Published	02/14/2024	Which rotavirus vaccine requires 3 doses?
Published	02/14/2024	What rotavirus vaccine requires 2 doses?
Published	02/14/2024	Which rotavirus vaccine has latex in it?
Published	02/14/2024	What is the attributable risk of rotavirus vaccine on intussusception?
Published	02/14/2024	What is the maximum age for initiation of rotavirus vaccination?
Published	02/14/2024	What is the maximum age for last dose of rotavirus vaccine?
Published	02/14/2024	When can preterm infants receive rotavirus vaccine?
Published	02/14/2024	For how long should highly immunocompromised individuals avoid handling diapers of infants vaccinated with rotavirus vaccine?
Published	02/14/2024	Should rotavirus vaccine be given to infants with SCID?
Published	02/14/2024	Should rotavirus vaccine be administered to infants with a history of intussusception?
Published	02/14/2024	Should infants exposed in utero to mothers reciving biologics?
Published	02/14/2024	Should patients with non-SCID immunodeficiencies get rotavirus?
Published	02/14/2024	Can infants with HIV-exposure or infection receive rotavirus vaccine?
Published	02/14/2024	What rotavirus strain used to cause disease before routine vaccination?
Published	02/14/2024	EBV and CMV testing in immunocompromised patient
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Published	02/15/2024	What are the four different types of toxocariasis?
Published	02/15/2024	What is the most common manifestation of toxocariasis in children?
Published	02/15/2024	How does covert toxocariasis present?
Published	02/15/2024	What are the symptoms of visceral toxocariasis?
Published	02/15/2024	What findings may be present in neurotoxocariasis?
Published	02/15/2024	How does ocular larva migrans typically present?
Published	02/15/2024	What kind of parasite is toxocariasis?
Published	02/15/2024	Where do humans get toxocariasis from?
Published	02/15/2024	What are lab findings that are commonly associated with toxocariasis?
Published	02/15/2024	What is the preferred diagnostic method for toxocariasis?
Published	02/15/2024	What might be seen on liver US in patients with visceral toxocariasis?
Published	02/15/2024	What is the treatment for toxocariasis?
Published	02/15/2024	What control measures are recommended for toxocariasis?
Published	02/15/2024	Describe the life cycle of toxocariasis.
Published	02/15/2024	What vaccines may need to be deferred after receipt of immune globulin or other blood products?
Published	02/15/2024	What imapct does palivizumab have on immunogenicity of vaccines?
Published	02/15/2024	How long do you have to wait after a blood transfusion to administer MMR/varicella vaccines?
Published	02/15/2024	How long do you have to wait after hepatitis B immune globulin to administer MMR/varicella vaccines?
Published	02/15/2024	How long do you have to wait after rabies immune globulin to administer MMR/varicella vaccines?
Published	02/15/2024	How long do you have to wait after tetanus immune globulin to administer MMR/varicella vaccines?
Published	02/15/2024	How long do you have to wait after varicella immune globulin to administer MMR/varicella vaccines?
Published	02/15/2024	How long do you have to wait after hepatitis A immune globulin to administer MMR/varicella vaccines?
Published	02/15/2024	How long do you have to wait after measles prophylaxis with IVIG to administer MMR/varicella vaccines?
Published	02/15/2024	How long do you need to wait after receiving IVIG for replacement for immunodeficiency to receive MMR/varicella vaccine?
Published	02/15/2024	How long do you have to wait after receiving IVIG for treatment of ITP to administer MMR/varicella vaccines?
Published	02/15/2024	How long do you have to wait after receiving IVIG for treatment of Kawasaki disease to administer MMR/varicella vaccines?
Published	02/15/2024	If a blood product must be given within ___ days after administration of a measles or varicella-containing vaccine, these vaccines should be readminis…
Published	02/15/2024	What is the most common manifestation of acute toxoplasmosis?
Published	02/15/2024	What are the typical symptoms of acute toxoplasmosis?
Published	02/15/2024	What is the classic triad of congenital toxoplasmosis, and what are other symptoms that support the diagnosis?
Published	02/15/2024	How does maternal treatment for toxoplasmosis impact the the incidence of chorioretinitis?
Published	02/15/2024	What is the test of choice for identifying cerebral calcifications suspected to be secondary to congenital toxoplasmosis?
Published	02/15/2024	What are the possible presentations of toxoplasmic encephalitis in an immunocompromised patient?
Published	02/15/2024	What imaging is preferred to diagnosis toxoplasmic encephalitis in immunocompromised patients?
Published	02/15/2024	What is the most common cause of space-occupying lesions in patients with AIDS?
Published	02/15/2024	What are the forms that T gondii can take in the body?
Published	02/15/2024	What tests are recommended to diagnose congenital toxoplasmosis?
Published	02/15/2024	In addition to serologic testing, what evaluation should be performed on infants suspected to have congenital toxoplasmosis?
Published	02/15/2024	How often should you reepat toxoplasma titers in infants who were initially IgG positive but IgM and IgA negative?
Published	02/15/2024	How do you treat newborns with confirmed/strongly suspected congenital toxoplasmosis?
Published	02/15/2024	What is the major side effect of treatment for congenital toxoplasmis? What drug casues it and how is it prevented?
Published	02/15/2024	How is active toxoplasmic chorioretinitis treated in older children?
Published	02/15/2024	What are alternative therapies for congenital toxoplamsosis if first-line therapy is not available?
Published	02/15/2024	When should you test household/close contacts of people diagnosed with acute toxoplasmosis?
Published	02/15/2024	If a pregnant woman must change kitty litter, how should you tell her to do it?
Published	02/15/2024	What steps can you take to avoid oral ingestion of toxoplasma?
Published	02/16/2024	Where does the rash in measles begin? How does it spread?
Published	02/16/2024	When do you see Koplik spots in measles?
Published	02/16/2024	What are the symptoms of measles inclusion body encephalitis?
Published	02/16/2024	How does subacute sclerosing panencephalitis present?
Published	02/16/2024	What type of virus is measles?
Published	02/16/2024	What is the attack rate of measles?
Published	02/16/2024	What level of population immunity is necessary to stop ongoing transmission of measles?
Published	02/16/2024	What percent of patients vaccinated against measles will have primary vaccine failure with a single dose?
Published	02/16/2024	How long are people with measles contagious?
Published	02/16/2024	What is the incubation period of measles?
Published	02/16/2024	What is the preferred test to diagnose measles?
Published	02/16/2024	What are the test characteristics of the measles IgM?
Published	02/16/2024	What therapies are recommended for patients with measles?
Published	02/16/2024	What isolation precatuions are indicated for children with active measles?
Published	02/16/2024	What isolation precautions are indicated for children EXPOSED to measles?
Published	02/16/2024	What is considered evidence of immunity to measles?
Published	02/16/2024	What post-exposure prophylaxis should you provide to a measles immune person exposed to measles?
Published	02/16/2024	What post-exposure prophylaxis should you provide to a child under 6 months old?
Published	02/16/2024	What post-exposure prophylaxis should you provide to a child 6-11 months old exposed to measles?
Published	02/16/2024	What post-exposure prophylaxis should you provide to a child ≥12 months old exposed to measles who has never been vaccinated against measles?
Published	02/16/2024	What post-exposure prophylaxis should you provide to a child ≥12 months old exposed to measles who has only received 1 MMR vaccine?
Published	02/16/2024	What PEP should you provide to an IMMUNOCOMPROMISED patient with measles exposure?
Published	02/16/2024	What PEP should you give to a pregnant patient with measles exposure?
Published	02/19/2024	Severe malaria is most common in infection due to which Plasmodium species?
Published	02/19/2024	Is severe malaria more likely to occur with initial infection or subsequent infection?
Published	02/19/2024	Which non-falciparum Plasomodium species is most likely to cause severe thrombocytopenia?
Published	02/19/2024	Which Plasmodium species is most likely to cause chronic asymptomatic parasitemia?
Published	02/19/2024	Which Plasmodium species are associated with relapse via hypnozoites?
Published	02/19/2024	Where does infection with P ovale occur most frequently?
Published	02/19/2024	Where does Plasmodium vivax malaria occur?
Published	02/19/2024	What is the preferred test for the diagnosis of malaria?
Published	02/19/2024	What criteria are used to define severe malaria?
Published	02/19/2024	What is the preferred treatment for severe malaria?
Published	02/19/2024	What is the recommended treatment for mild to moderate malaria?
Published	02/19/2024	What transmits malaria?
Published	02/19/2024	When to Anopheles mosquitos like to bite?
Published	02/19/2024	Which malaria medications are contraindicated in patients with G6PD?
Published	02/19/2024	What antimalarial can be provided to patients traveling to all areas?
Published	02/19/2024	When do you need to take atovaquone-proguanil to prevent malaria infection while traveling?
Published	02/19/2024	Which strain of malaria causes nephrotic syndrome?
Published	02/19/2024	What do CF patients need to do in healthcare settings to reduce risk of acquiring Pseudomonas?
Published	02/19/2024	When is it appropriate to "double cover" Pseudomonas and when should you stop double covering?
Published	02/19/2024	Infection with which organism is associated with a more rapid decline in PFTs in patients with CF?
Published	02/22/2024	How often does orchitis occur in mumps?
Published	02/22/2024	What complication can result from mumps orchitis?
Published	02/22/2024	How common is viral meningitis in mumps?
Published	02/22/2024	What kind of virus is mumps?
Published	02/22/2024	What is the incubation of mumps virus?
Published	02/22/2024	When is mumps most contagious?
Published	02/22/2024	How long do patients with mumps need to isolate?
Published	02/22/2024	What is the preferred test to diagnose mumps?
Published	02/22/2024	If there is an outbreak of mumps in a school, should unimmunized students be excluded from school?
Published	02/22/2024	What post-exposure prophylaxis is recommended after exposure to mumps?
Published	02/22/2024	Persons who have anaphylaxis to what may react to the mumps vaccine?
Published	02/22/2024	What type of ear infection was once considered to be pathognomonic for Mycoplasma pneumoniae?
Published	02/22/2024	What patients are at high risk for developing severe pneumonia with pleural effusions from Mycoplasma pneumoniae?
Published	02/22/2024	What is the preferred diagnostic test for Mycoplasma pneumoniae?
Published	02/22/2024	What are the pitfalls with Mycoplasma serology?
Published	02/22/2024	How is M genitalium infection diagnosed?
Published	02/22/2024	What is the preferred treatment of Mycoplasma genitalium urethritis?
Published	02/22/2024	What post-exposure prophylaxis is recommended after expousre to a patient with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection?
Published	02/22/2024	What are the two forms of paragonimiasis?
Published	02/22/2024	What species of Paragonimus is most likely to cause extrapulmonary disease?
Published	02/22/2024	What symptoms should suggest primary pulmonary paragonimiasis?
Published	02/22/2024	What is the most common extrapulmonary manifestation of paragonimiasis?
Published	02/22/2024	What species of paragonimus is present in North America?
Published	02/22/2024	How does a person acquire paragonimus infection?
Published	02/22/2024	How do you diagnose paragonimiasis?
Published	02/22/2024	How do you treat paragonimiasis?
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