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H.I - Any infection acquired from a hospital or related setup
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What's the different between a Community Infection and a Nosocomial Infection?
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The first is acquired from a community setup (i.e a sports centre) the second shows symptoms within 24 hours of hospitalisation
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The second is acquired from a community setup (i.e a sports centre) the first shows symptoms within 24 hours of hospitalisation
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Which pathogens make up 25% of H.I Infections?
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E.coli
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S.aureus
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N.meningitidis
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CAP
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Which of the following does NOT make up 50% of H.I infections?
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Enterococcal candida
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Klebsiella
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Coagulase -ve Staph.
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E.coli
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In H.Is, the infecting species are not usually associated with human infection
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What % of all H.Is are multidrug resistant?
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What is the main source of HIs?
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Equipment
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Other patients
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Hospital workers
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Who would be part of the infection control committee?
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Nurses
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Doctors
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A microbiologist
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Antibiotic Poilicy- Which AnBis should be used and when to keep costs down
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What is the difference between positive and negative pressure rooms?
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+ve- keep all air inside the room to prevent pathogens leaving
-ve keep all air out of the room to protect the immunocompromised
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-ve- keep all air inside the room to prevent pathogens leaving
+ve keep all air out of the room to protect the immunocompromised
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What do infection control policies usually cover?
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How are Catheter Associated Bloodstream Infections classified?
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The presence of biofilms on the catheter
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The presence of actively dividing bacteria in the blood
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The presence of actively dividing bacteria at the exquipment site
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The most common cause of Catheter Ass. Blood. Infections is Coagulase -ve Staph.
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How do the bacteria usually enter the blood?
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The main complication with Cath. Ass. Blood. Infections is that the bacteria 'metastasise' and spread to organs/deep tissue
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Which of the following are important in preventing Cass. Ass. Blood. Infections
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Name two differences between Catheter Ass. Bloodstream Infections and Catheter Ass. UTIs
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Cutoff for UTI infection is lower
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In UTIs, local symptoms are not as pronounced
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Cutoff for Blood. infection is lower
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In Blood Infections, local symptoms are not as pronounced
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The most common agent for Cath. Ass. UTIs is Antibiotic resistant E.coli
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Which of the following as a major complication in Cath. Ass. UTIs
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Which of the following (along with those from Cath. Ass. Blood. Inf.) is a precaution in Cath. Ass. UTIs?
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Use Catheter as little as possible
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Clean insertion site thoroughly
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Check for bacterial infection daily