Most common oppounistic infection in HIV, globally ?: (A) P. jiroveci, (B) Candida, (C) M. tuberculosis, (D) Cryptococcus
Answer is A. Ans. is 'a' i.e., P. jiroveci R jiroveci (Carinii) is the most common oppounistic infection in AIDS patients, overall. "P jiroveci pneumonia remains the most common AIDS related oppounistic infection" - Textbook of diagnostic microbiology o In developing countries (like India), most common oppounistic infection in AIDS is M. tuberculosis.