Healthcare Infections

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Medical Microbiology (Healthcare Infections) Quiz on Healthcare Infections, created by gina_evans0312 on 17/04/2014.
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Question 1

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

Question 2

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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
  • The second is acquired from a community setup (i.e a sports centre) the first shows symptoms within 24 hours of hospitalisation

Question 3

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

Question 4

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

Question 5

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

Question 6

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

Question 7

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

Question 8

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

Question 9

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

Question 10

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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
  • -ve- keep all air inside the room to prevent pathogens leaving +ve keep all air out of the room to protect the immunocompromised

Question 11

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

Question 12

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How are Catheter Associated Bloodstream Infections classified?
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  • 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

Question 13

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

Question 14

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

Question 15

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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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  • True
  • False

Question 16

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

Question 17

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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
  • In UTIs, local symptoms are not as pronounced
  • Cutoff for Blood. infection is lower
  • In Blood Infections, local symptoms are not as pronounced

Question 18

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

Question 19

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

Question 20

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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
  • Clean insertion site thoroughly
  • Check for bacterial infection daily
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