Exam 36: Bacteremia and Sepsis

The blood culture draw of three sets of blood culture specimens taken at 1-hour intervals within the first 24 hours is recommended to diagnose which of the following conditions?

SPS performs all the following functions in the blood culture bottles EXCEPT:

What is the most common clinical manifestation associated with continuous bacteremia?

How does the biofilm protect the organism?

What type of a device can cause osteomyelitis,which will then lead to bacteremia?

All of the following organisms are common in pneumonia and typically produce a concurrent bacteremia EXCEPT:

All of the following organisms are colonizers of indwelling catheters EXCEPT:

The patient's immune system attempts to control infection via which of the following mechanisms?

When drawing blood for blood cultures in a child younger than age 10,how much blood do you draw?

What predisposes a person to a polymicrobial bacteremia?

The most common sites associated with bacteremia and sepsis include all the following EXCEPT:

Septi-Chek is which type of blood culture system?

What condition leads to most (75%)of the cases of bacteremia from intra-abdominal infections?

Lipopolysaccharide in gram-negative bacteria and the lipoteichoic acid and peptidoglycan in gram-positive bacteria cause which of the following to be released in the human body?

Bacteremias are more frequent among persons with the following conditions EXCEPT:

Where does primary bacteremia arise from?

Where does secondary bacteremia arise from?

What immunosuppressive agents increase a patient's risk of bacteremia?

Altered clinical laboratory values that may be indicative of bacteremia include all the following EXCEPT:

What can happen when a transient bacteremia is produced from a dental procedure or a superficial skin infection?