Question 1

In the United States, 46 outbreaks annually owing to waterborne pathogens cause this illness and affect several thousand people.

Accepted Answer

A)  Diarrhea 
B)  Hepatitis C 
C)  Naegleria 
D)  Legionnaires' disease 
A)  Diarrhea 
B)  Hepatitis C 
C)  Naegleria 
D)  Legionnaires' disease

Question 2

Patients in both extended care facilities and home care settings are frequently immunosuppressed by disease or therapy and often need intravascular or other device-related care. The microbes identified in these patients are often opportunistic pathogens and include all the following, except

Accepted Answer

A)  Pseudomonas aeruginosa. 
B)  Neisseria meningitis. 
C)  Candida. 
D)  Acinetobacter. 
A)  Pseudomonas aeruginosa. 
B)  Neisseria meningitis. 
C)  Candida. 
D)  Acinetobacter.

Question 3

Iatrogenic infections are commonly associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  breaks in aseptic technique. 
B)  preexisting infections. 
C)  food-borne illness. 
D)  respiratory aerosol transmission. 
A)  breaks in aseptic technique. 
B)  preexisting infections. 
C)  food-borne illness. 
D)  respiratory aerosol transmission.

Question 4

This ongoing process helps public health and health care officials recognize outbreaks, upward trends of infections, and positive effects of interventions.

Accepted Answer

A)  Handwashing techniques 
B)  Intervention 
C)  Surveillance 
D)  Antimicrobial resistance 
A)  Handwashing techniques 
B)  Intervention 
C)  Surveillance 
D)  Antimicrobial resistance

Question 5

When reviewing surgical site infections, the infection control practitioner must determine if the patient's infection is health care-associated by considering all the following, except

Accepted Answer

A)  whether an endotracheal tube was present during surgery. 
B)  the length of surgery. 
C)  the degree of contamination of the surgical site (gunshot wound to the abdomen versus a hernia repair). 
D)  whether any breaks in surgical technique occurred. 
A)  whether an endotracheal tube was present during surgery. 
B)  the length of surgery. 
C)  the degree of contamination of the surgical site (gunshot wound to the abdomen versus a hernia repair). 
D)  whether any breaks in surgical technique occurred.

Question 6

If a large statewide or worldwide epidemic occurs, one of the major difficulties is

Accepted Answer

A)  collecting and transporting specimens from people who live out of state or around the world. 
B)  determining what organism is causing the outbreak. 
C)  arranging to get all the people with the infections to come back to the main area of the outbreak for an extended period. 
D)  making sure enough media and technologists are available to process the large amount of cultures associated with the outbreak investigation. 
A)  collecting and transporting specimens from people who live out of state or around the world. 
B)  determining what organism is causing the outbreak. 
C)  arranging to get all the people with the infections to come back to the main area of the outbreak for an extended period. 
D)  making sure enough media and technologists are available to process the large amount of cultures associated with the outbreak investigation.

Question 7

What types of activities have led to the emergence of the microbiology laboratory as the forefront in keeping Americans safe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Terrorist 
B)  Research 
C)  Military 
D)  Educational 
A)  Terrorist 
B)  Research 
C)  Military 
D)  Educational

Question 8

An outbreak occurs when

Accepted Answer

A)  numbers of isolates or infection rates increase significantly above the baseline. 
B)  numbers of isolates or infection rates decrease significantly below the baseline. 
C)  many people in a community are infected with a particular organism. 
D)  the mortality rate from a particular organism increases above 2%. 
A)  numbers of isolates or infection rates increase significantly above the baseline. 
B)  numbers of isolates or infection rates decrease significantly below the baseline. 
C)  many people in a community are infected with a particular organism. 
D)  the mortality rate from a particular organism increases above 2%.

Question 9

The counties surrounding yours are seeing an increase in the number of whooping cough cases. This is important for the microbiology laboratory because

Accepted Answer

A)  physicians may start sending these cases to you. 
B)  you will need to advise physicians to suspect such cases and to send them to the hospitals in the surrounding counties. 
C)  you need to make sure that the infection control practitioners in those counties have baseline data. 
D)  you need to educate health care providers on specimen collection and transportation, and have the specialized media ready so you can detect any cases in your county. 
A)  physicians may start sending these cases to you. 
B)  you will need to advise physicians to suspect such cases and to send them to the hospitals in the surrounding counties. 
C)  you need to make sure that the infection control practitioners in those counties have baseline data. 
D)  you need to educate health care providers on specimen collection and transportation, and have the specialized media ready so you can detect any cases in your county.

Exam 3: The Laboratory Role in Infection Control

In the United States, 46 outbreaks annually owing to waterborne pathogens cause this illness and affect several thousand people.

Patients in both extended care facilities and home care settings are frequently immunosuppressed by disease or therapy and often need intravascular or other device-related care. The microbes identified in these patients are often opportunistic pathogens and include all the following, except

Iatrogenic infections are commonly associated with

This ongoing process helps public health and health care officials recognize outbreaks, upward trends of infections, and positive effects of interventions.

When reviewing surgical site infections, the infection control practitioner must determine if the patient's infection is health care-associated by considering all the following, except

If a large statewide or worldwide epidemic occurs, one of the major difficulties is

What types of activities have led to the emergence of the microbiology laboratory as the forefront in keeping Americans safe?

An outbreak occurs when

The counties surrounding yours are seeing an increase in the number of whooping cough cases. This is important for the microbiology laboratory because

Bacterial Cell Structure, Physiology, Metabolism, and Genetics

Hostparasite Interaction

Control of Microorganisms

Performance Improvement in the Microbiology Laboratory

Specimen Collection and Processing

Microscopic Examination of Materials From Infected Sites

Use of Colony Morphology for the Presumptive Identification of Microorganisms

Biochemical Identification of Gram-Negative Bacteria

Immunodiagnosis of Infectious Diseases

Applications of Molecular Diagnostics

Antimicrobial Agent Mechanisms of Action and Resistance Mechanisms

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing

Staphylococci

Streptococcus, Enterococcus, and Other Catalase-Negative, Gram-Positive Cocci

Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli

Neisseria Species and Moraxella Catarrhalis

Haemophilus, Hacek, Legionella, and Other Fastidious Gram-Negative Bacilli

Enterobacteriaceae

Vibrio, Aeromonas, and Campylobacter Species

Nonfermenting and Miscellaneous Gram-Negative Bacilli

Anaerobes of Clinical Importance

The Spirochetes

Chlamydia, Rickettsia, and Similar Organisms

Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria

Medically Significant Fungi

Diagnostic Parasitology

Clinical Virology

Agents of Bioterror and Forensic Microbiology

Biofilms: Architects of Disease

Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

Gastrointestinal Infections and Food Poisoning

Infections of the Central Nervous System

Bacteremia and Sepsis

Urinary Tract Infections

Genital Infections and Sexually Transmitted Infections

Infections in Special Populations

Zoonotic Diseases

Ocular Infections

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