Infective Endocarditis and Rheumatic Fever
- Previous year questions on Infective Endocarditis and Rheumatic Fever for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Medicine section of the exam.
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- 85 live questions in Infective Endocarditis and Rheumatic Fever.
- 2 of 85 questions carry a verified exam year: 2018.
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- Question set last updated 6 Sept 2026.
Q1.Recurrence of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) can be diagnosed with 3 minor criteria and essential criteria only when?
- AARF incidence <2 per 100,000 school - age children per year
- BARF incidence >2 per 100,000 school-age children per year✓ Correct answer
- CAll- age RHD prevalence of < 1 per 1000 population
- DAny incidence / prevalence of RHD
Q2.Least common valve involved in rheumatic fever is
- AAortic valve
- BTricuspid valve
- CMitral valve
- DPulmonary valve✓ Correct answer
Q3.which of the following is not true about Japanese encephalitis
- AHumans are reservoir✓ Correct answer
- Bpig are amplifier hosts
- CTransmitted by Culex vishnui
- Dvaccination of pigs control transmission
Q4.Which of the following is not a component of Jones criteria for diagnosing acute rheumatic fever?
- APancarditis
- BMigratory polyarthritis
- CErythema nodosum✓ Correct answer
- DSydenham chorea
Q5.What is the most common microorganism found in pediatric subacute infective endocarditis?
- AStaph aureus
- BStrep viridans✓ Correct answer
- CE. coli
- DPneumococci
Q6.What is false in relation to Carey Coombs Murmur?
- ADelayed Diastolic Murmur
- BSeen in Rheumatic Fever
- CAssociated with AR✓ Correct answer
- DLow pitched Murmur
Q7.Which of the following is least likely to cause infective endocarditis:
- AStaphylococcus albus.
- BStreptococcus faecalis.
- CSalmonella typhi.✓ Correct answer
- DPseudomonas aeruginosa.
Q8.Endocarditis is most commonly seen in:
- AAortic stenosis.
- BMitral regurgitation.✓ Correct answer
- CPatent ductus arteriosus.
- DVenous bypass graft.
Q9.Bacteria responsible for post-operative endocarditis is:
- AStreptococcus viridans.
- BStaphylococcus epidermidis.✓ Correct answer
- CStreptococcus aureus.
- DStreptococcus pneumoniae.
Q10.A 25 yr old person with history of repeated episodes of rheumatic fever is hypersensitive to penicillin. Which of following drug can be prescribed to him?
- APenicillin G
- BSulfisoxazole✓ Correct answer
- CSulfasalazine
- DStreptomycin
Answer key
Q1: B. ARF incidence >2 per 100,000 school-age children per year; Q2: D. Pulmonary valve; Q3: A. Humans are reservoir; Q4: C. Erythema nodosum; Q5: B. Strep viridans; Q6: C. Associated with AR; Q7: C. Salmonella typhi; Q8: B. Mitral regurgitation; Q9: B. Staphylococcus epidermidis; Q10: B. Sulfisoxazole.
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