Exam 15: Infectious Diseases: Antibiotic Resistance and Public Health

In patients with symptoms lasting more than three days, antibiotics are effective in treating the common cold.

The number of annual deaths from antibiotic-resistant infections in the United States is about:

Prevention strategies to prevent C. difficile include surveillance, testing some patients, hand washing, and infection control measures.

In 2013, for the first time, CDC reported estimates of numbers of people who become ill and die each year from what?

Which of the following are prudent strategies for reducing antibiotic-resistant infections?

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been documented to spread from animals to people and from people to animals.

Large U.S. medical organizations such as the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Pediatrics are promoting appropriate antibiotic use in health care settings.

Clostridium difficile causes inflammation, resulting in what severe symptom?

Appropriate use of antibiotics in both health care settings and in animals is called:

CDC's national campaign to educate the public and health professionals about antibiotic prescribing is called:

In low and middle-income countries, overuse of antibiotics, and inadequate access to appropriate antibiotics are both concerns.

Bacteria may develop resistance to antibiotics, especially when antibiotics are used when not needed.

Which of the following are true about antibiotic resistance?

The Lancet Commission concluded that there is "strong circumstantial evidence" that antibiotic-resistance genes may be spread between people, animals, and the environment.

In developing countries, infection rates in Intensive Care Units and surgical infections are generally lower than in the United States.

"Core Action" to prevent antibiotic resistance include antibiotic stewardship, surveillance, immunizations, and hand washing.

One of the biggest concerns about unnecessary antibiotic use and resultant resistant infections is:

According to CDC, an example of an infection that is a current and future concern is drug-resistant:

Which of the following have been classified by CDC as "urgent" threats?

In a Cochrane study of 95 hospital antibiotic stewardship programs, both restrictions on prescribing, and education and reminders were effective.