1.Diagnostic methods for HIV infection are:
a/ positive EIA or positive Western-blot
b/ 2 x positive EIA or positive Western-blot
c/ 2 x positive EIA and clinical symptoms
d/ 2 x positive EIA and history of risk behavior
2.To diagnose AIDS in Poland the following are required:
a/ AIDS defining condition and CD4 <200 cells/mm3
b/ AIDS defining condition and history of risk behavior
c/ AIDS defining condition and documented HIV infection
d/ any clinical symptoms of immunodeficiency and documented HIV infection
3.Which of the below mentioned opportunistic infections does not define AIDS
a/ bronchial candidiasis
b/ esophageal candidiasis
c/oral candidiasis
d/ central nervous system candidiasis
4.Antiretroviral treatment may result in:
a/ eradicating HIV and making the patient non-infectious
b/ reducing viral load below the limit of detection and making the patient non-infectious
c/ increasing CD4 count and making the patient non-infectious
d/ reducing viral load below the limit of detection and increasing CD4 count
5.Basic data to assess the stage of HIV infection are:
a/ clinical symptoms and CD4 count
b/ clinical symptoms and viral load
c/ clinical symptoms and the route of transmission
d/ CD4 count and viral load
Corrrect answers: 1b, 2c, 3c, 4d, 5a.
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