Healthcare Infections

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(Healthcare Infections) Medical Microbiology Test sobre Healthcare Infections, creado por gina_evans0312 el 17/04/2014.
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Resumen del Recurso

Pregunta 1

Pregunta
H.I - Any infection acquired from a hospital or related setup
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 2

Pregunta
What's the different between a Community Infection and a Nosocomial Infection?
Respuesta
  • The first is acquired from a community setup (i.e a sports centre) the second shows symptoms within 24 hours of hospitalisation
  • The second is acquired from a community setup (i.e a sports centre) the first shows symptoms within 24 hours of hospitalisation

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
Which pathogens make up 25% of H.I Infections?
Respuesta
  • E.coli
  • S.aureus
  • N.meningitidis
  • CAP

Pregunta 4

Pregunta
Which of the following does NOT make up 50% of H.I infections?
Respuesta
  • Enterococcal candida
  • Klebsiella
  • Coagulase -ve Staph.
  • E.coli

Pregunta 5

Pregunta
In H.Is, the infecting species are not usually associated with human infection
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 6

Pregunta
What % of all H.Is are multidrug resistant?
Respuesta
  • 16%
  • 14%
  • 12%

Pregunta 7

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What is the main source of HIs?
Respuesta
  • Equipment
  • Other patients
  • Hospital workers

Pregunta 8

Pregunta
Who would be part of the infection control committee?
Respuesta
  • Nurses
  • Doctors
  • A microbiologist

Pregunta 9

Pregunta
Antibiotic Poilicy- Which AnBis should be used and when to keep costs down
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 10

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What is the difference between positive and negative pressure rooms?
Respuesta
  • +ve- keep all air inside the room to prevent pathogens leaving -ve keep all air out of the room to protect the immunocompromised
  • -ve- keep all air inside the room to prevent pathogens leaving +ve keep all air out of the room to protect the immunocompromised

Pregunta 11

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What do infection control policies usually cover?
Respuesta
  • Surveillance/general measures i.e. cleaning
  • Steralisation/Outbreak response
  • Antibiotic policy

Pregunta 12

Pregunta
How are Catheter Associated Bloodstream Infections classified?
Respuesta
  • The presence of biofilms on the catheter
  • The presence of actively dividing bacteria in the blood
  • The presence of actively dividing bacteria at the exquipment site

Pregunta 13

Pregunta
The most common cause of Catheter Ass. Blood. Infections is Coagulase -ve Staph.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 14

Pregunta
How do the bacteria usually enter the blood?
Respuesta
  • From biofilms on equipment
  • I couldn't think of anything else

Pregunta 15

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The main complication with Cath. Ass. Blood. Infections is that the bacteria 'metastasise' and spread to organs/deep tissue
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 16

Pregunta
Which of the following are important in preventing Cass. Ass. Blood. Infections
Respuesta
  • Hand hygiene
  • Daily line review
  • Maximum barrier precaution on insertion
  • Rubbing dirt in the wound

Pregunta 17

Pregunta
Name two differences between Catheter Ass. Bloodstream Infections and Catheter Ass. UTIs
Respuesta
  • Cutoff for UTI infection is lower
  • In UTIs, local symptoms are not as pronounced
  • Cutoff for Blood. infection is lower
  • In Blood Infections, local symptoms are not as pronounced

Pregunta 18

Pregunta
The most common agent for Cath. Ass. UTIs is Antibiotic resistant E.coli
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 19

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Which of the following as a major complication in Cath. Ass. UTIs
Respuesta
  • Biofilm formation
  • Metastasis
  • Developing drug resistance

Pregunta 20

Pregunta
Which of the following (along with those from Cath. Ass. Blood. Inf.) is a precaution in Cath. Ass. UTIs?
Respuesta
  • Use Catheter as little as possible
  • Clean insertion site thoroughly
  • Check for bacterial infection daily
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