(Single Best Answer) Question 1: An HIV- positive patient is on anti-retroviral therapy with zidovudine, lamivudine and indinavir. He is proven to be suffering from genito-urinary tuberculosis. Which one of the following drugs should not be given to this patient ?
A) Isoniazid B) Rifampicin C) Pyrazinamide D) Ethambutol Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 2: All of the following strategies are effective in preventing mother to child transmission of HIV, except ?
A) Zidovudine to mother and baby B) Vaginal cleansing before delivery C) Stopping breast feeding D) Elective caesarian section Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 3: A resident doctor sustained a needlestick injury while sampling blood of a patient who is HIV positive. A decision is taken to offer him post-exposure prophylaxis. Which one of the following would be the best recommendation ?
A) Zidovudine + Lamivudine for 4 weeks B) Zidovudine + Lamivudine + Nevirapine for 4 weeks C) Zidovudine + Lamivudine + Indinavir for 4 weeks D) Zidovudine + Stavudine + Nevirapine for 4 weeks Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
A) Mutations at reverse transcriptase B) Increased efflux of the drug from inside the cell C) Increased metabolism of the drug D) Decreased zidovudine 5 triphosphate formation Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):
(Single Best Answer) Question 5: Which of following antiretroviral drugs is a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor ?
A) Zidovudine B) Efavirenz C) Saquinavir D) Stavudine Answer (Select an option above to get the answer):