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