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#7970 Virology

A 27-year-old man presents to his primary care physician with complaints of a fever, headache, muscle aches, and swollen glands. The physician observes disseminated lymphadenopathy, pharyngitis, and a rash on the man's upper chest. The patient states that he had been to a party 2 weeks ago where he experimented with injecting drugs to get high. Needles were shared among the party-goers. A rapid latex test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibodies performed in the physician's office is negative. The doctor has a strong suspicion that this man has acute retroviral syndrome. Which of the following tests is most likely to support a diagnosis of HIV infection at this time?

#8000 General

A six-month-old male child was brought to the opd with the chief complaint of fever, inability to feed and seizures since the morning. On examination, the child was found to have altered sensorium and neck rigidity. A lumbar puncture was carried out and CSF sent for examination. The cytology and biochemistry results were suggestive of pyogenic meningitis. Microscopic examination revealed the presence of Gram-negative coccobacilli. On culture on blood agar , the microbe shows the following phenomenon:

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