Test Your Knowledge About Hospital Acquired Infection! Quiz
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- 1.______________ is the most commonly acquired hospital infection.
- A.
Surgical wound infection
- B.
Urinary tract infection
- C.
Respiratory tract infection
- D.
Infectious diarrhea
- 2._________ and _________ are the most common causes of infection in hospitals.
- A.
Bacterial and fungal
- B.
Staphylococci and e.coli
- C.
Staphylococci and p.aeruginosa
- D.
E.coli and p.aeroginosa
- 3.E.coli is......
- A.
Gram negative
- B.
Gram positive
- C.
A protozoan
- D.
A spirocete
- 4.Which of the following bacteria are gram (-) and tend to colonize in moist areas?
- A.
E.coli
- B.
Klebsiella
- C.
Mycobacteria
- D.
Pseudomonas
- E.
Acinetobacter
- 5.Hand-washing hygiene is so important because ____________ are not usually part of the resident skin flora, but are readily carried on the hands.
- A.
Gram negative cocci
- B.
Gram negative rods
- C.
Gram positive cocci
- D.
Gram positive rods
- 6.A 3-fold increased risk of C.diff infection has been associated worldwide with the widespread use of what drug?
- A.
Cephalosporins
- B.
Macrolides
- C.
Fluoroquinolones
- D.
Sulfonamides
- 7.Rates of CDI are higher and outcomes are worse in patients with
- A.
Peptic ulcer disease
- B.
Inflammatory bowel disease
- C.
Celiac disease
- D.
Ulcerative colitis
- 8.A typical initial manifestation of CDI is
- A.
Marked abdominal distension
- B.
Vomiting
- C.
Dyspepsia
- D.
Watery diarrhea
- 9.The gold standard for diagnosing CDI is
- A.
A PCR test
- B.
A cell culture cytotoxic assay
- C.
Stool culture and sensitivity testing
- D.
Small bowel biopsy
- 10.Because of its associated neurotoxicity, repeated recurrences of CDI should not be treated with
- A.
Vancomycin
- B.
Amoxicillin
- C.
Metronidazole
- D.
Clarithromycin
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