CIC EXAMS BUNDLE

Chain of Infection - Answer-1)Infectious agent= organism with ability to cause disease; greater virulence, invasiveness, and pathogenicity => increased odds of infection 2) Reservoir: place where microbes can persist and reproduce 3) Portal of Exit: way for microbe to leave the reservoir 4) Mo...

1. I was discovered in 1894 by a Swiss physician in Hong Kong 2. I was the causative agent of an epidemic that tore through Europe in the 1300s, killing millions of people 3. I am a rod shaped Gram-negative, facultative anaerobic bacterium 4. People most commonly become infected when bitten by an...

Medical intervention factors that affect risk of infection - Answer-indwelling devices, staffing ratio, lengths of stay, duration of invasive procedures, medications, # of exams by providers, type of institution, and knowledge/experience of providers environmental intervention factors that affect...

The bacterium most likely to be transmitted from mother to infant during labor and cause neonatal sepsis is: - Answer-Group B Streptococcus Which of the following is an example of criterion of "Strength of the Association" from Hill's criteria for causation? - Answer-In a study of the associat...

1. The infection preventionist (IP) on the Antimicrobial Stewardship Team is thinking of ways that he can support efforts and add to the success of the team in decreasing antimicrobial resistance. Some of the activities that he can do to help with the mission of the team include: 1) Calculate multi...

Atypical Mycobacterium Staphylococcus Pseudomonas - Answer-What organisms have been associated with transmission of infection after body piercing? When an epidemiological investigation is being conducted. ( very costly no standards exists) - Answer-What is an indication for routine environmenta...

Three types of Insurance Company and Management Stuctures - Answer-1. Stock Insurance Company 2. Mutual Insurance Company 3. Reciprocal Stock Insurance Company - Answer-an incorporated insurance company owned by STOCKHOLDERS the stockholders elect the corporation's board of directors s...

Type I error Rejecting null hypothesis when it is true Type II error failing to reject a false null hypothesis cohort study Follows a group of people to track risk factors and outcomes overtime Groups are defined regarding their EXPOSURE to a factor of interest. (perspective or lo...

hypersensitivity - Answer-an allergic immune response to an antigen high-level infection - Answer-process of inactivating bacteria, mycobacteria, fungi, and viruses BUT NOT large # of spores Hep B surface antibody (anti-HBs) - Answer-protective antibody against Hep B Hep B e Antigen (HBeAg)...

1. The bacterium most likely to be transmitted from mother to infant during labor and cause neonatal sepsis is: a. Escherichia coli b. Staphylococcus aureus c. Group B Streptococcus d. Group A Streptococcus - Answer-Group B Streptococcus Rationale: In Group B Streptococcus (GBS) neonatal in...