Questão 1
Questão
H.I - Any infection acquired from a hospital or related setup
Questão 2
Questão
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
Questão 3
Questão
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
Questão 4
Questão
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
Questão 5
Questão
In H.Is, the infecting species are not usually associated with human infection
Questão 6
Questão
What % of all H.Is are multidrug resistant?
Questão 7
Questão
What is the main source of HIs?
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Equipment
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Other patients
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Hospital workers
Questão 8
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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
Questão 9
Questão
Antibiotic Poilicy- Which AnBis should be used and when to keep costs down
Questão 10
Questão
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
Questão 11
Questão
What do infection control policies usually cover?
Questão 12
Questão
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
Questão 13
Questão
The most common cause of Catheter Ass. Blood. Infections is Coagulase -ve Staph.
Questão 14
Questão
How do the bacteria usually enter the blood?
Questão 15
Questão
The main complication with Cath. Ass. Blood. Infections is that the bacteria 'metastasise' and spread to organs/deep tissue
Questão 16
Questão
Which of the following are important in preventing Cass. Ass. Blood. Infections
Questão 17
Questão
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
Questão 18
Questão
The most common agent for Cath. Ass. UTIs is Antibiotic resistant E.coli
Questão 19
Questão
Which of the following as a major complication in Cath. Ass. UTIs
Questão 20
Questão
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