Virology USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 7-month-old child presents with a 4-day history of fever, deepening cough, and dyspnea. A chest x-ray film shows multiple interstitial infiltrates and hyperinflation of the lungs. Multinucleated giant cells with cytoplasmic inclusion bodies are seen when a nasal wash is inoculated into tissue culture. The most appropriate therapy includes administration of which of the following drugs?
Answer choices
- AZidovudine
- BRibavirinCorrect answer
- CGanciclovir
- DAcyclovir
- ETrifluorothymidine
- FOseltamivir
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