A 55-year-old renal transplant patient has been hospitalized in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit, receiving a prolonged course of antibiotics following an attack of acute cholecystitis. The following statement(s) is/are true concerning his management.
A. Due to the potential risk of Candida infection, prophylaxis with oral nystatin should be instituted early in the patient’s course
B. A Candida urinary tract infection should be treated with systemic amphotericin B
C. Changes of Candida retinitis are of little significance
D. The presence of a virulent Candida bacteremia should suggest a dosage reduction in immunosuppressive agents until the infection can be adequately controlled
Answer:A
A 55-year-old renal transplant patient has been hospitalized in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit, receiving a prolonged course of antibiotics following an attack of acute cholecystitis. The following statement(s) is/are true concerning his management.
A. Due to the potential risk of Candida infection, prophylaxis with oral nystatin should be instituted early in the patient’s course B. A Candida urinary tract infection should be treated with systemic amphotericin B C. Changes of Candida retinitis are of little significance D. The presence of a virulent Candida bacteremia should suggest a dosage reduction in immunosuppressive agents until the infection can be adequately controlled