CBIC RETIRED PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
B. baseline testing and repeat TST/PPD skin test in 12 weeks after exposure
An incubation period of 2 to 12 weeks is usually necessary after exposure to the TB bacteria inorder for
the PPD test to be positive - ANSWER A patient who is HIV-infected was admitted to the hospital with a
diagnosis of pneumonia. Four days following admission, the patient is placed in airborne precautions for
active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). Culture and sensitivity testing of sputa indicates Mycobacterium
tuberculosis resistant to Isoniazid. Potentially exposed employees should be offered which of the
following:
A. pyrazinamide (PZA) and rifampin for 6 months
B. baseline testing and repeat TST/PPD skin test in 12 weeks after exposure
C. chest x-ray in 6 months
D. two-step TST/PPD skin testing per hospital protocol
A. case control
Case control is designed to help determine if an exposure is associated with an outcome - in this case a
BSI - ANSWER Which of the following studies should be completed if an outbreak of bloodstream
infections have occurred in an ICU?
A. case control
B. experimental
C. analytic
D. cross sectional
B. only the information needed
Gathering data for surveillance purposes can be time consuming. Only collect the information required
to meet the case definition under surveillance and any risk factors. - ANSWER Which of the following
should be included when designing a patient infection surveillance form?
, A. denominator information
B. only the information needed
C. as much information as possible
D. medication history
D. flow chart
A Pareto chart is a bar and line graph that shows individual measures in descending order (bars) and the
cumulative total ascending order (line). It is useful for showing the frequency of occurrences. Ishikawa
diagram is a cause-effect analysis tool (fish-bone diagram). A run chart shows measured values over
time, and a flow chart maps out how a process flows, step by step. - ANSWER Which of the following is
the best tool for identifying potential process failures?
A. Pareto chart
B. Ishikawa diagram
C. run chart
D. flow chart
B. skin
Diptheroids (Corynebacterium spp) are Gram-positive, aerobic bacilli. Most are opportunistic pathogens
(except C. diptheria). They are skin flora for humans and animals. - ANSWER A patient with leukemia has
developed a healthcare-associated bloodstream infection with a multidrug resistant diptheroid. The
MOST likely source of the organism is the patient's:
A. respiratory tract
B. skin
C. colon
D. genitourinary tract
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