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The bacterium most likely to be c. Group B Streptococcus
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
,Which of the following is an a. In a study of the association between antibiotic
example of the criterion of exposure and development of C. difficile
"Strength of the Association" from infection, the odds ratio was 2:3
Hill's criteria for causation?
a. In a study of the association
between antibiotic exposure and
development of C. difficile
infection, the odds ratio was 2:3
b. In a study of the association
between antibiotic exposure and
development of C. difficile
infection, the authors' conclusions
are consistent with those of three
other studies
c. In a study of the association
between antibiotic exposure and
development of C. difficile
infection, antibiotic therapy began
an average of 3 weeks before C.
difficile infection developed
d. In a study of the association
between antibiotic exposure and
development of C. difficile
infection, prolonged antibiotic
therapy was a greater risk factor for
C. difficile infection than short-term
antibiotic therapy
,Which of the following rules should c. 1, 3
be followed when collecting a
stool sample for C. difficile testing?
1) Stool sample should be freshly
passed within 1-2 hours
2) 10-20mL. of formed stool should
be collected
3) Stool should be passed into a
clean, dry container
4) Specimens should be obtained
before antimicrobial agents have
been administered
a. 1, 2
b. 2, 3
c. 1, 3
d. 1, 4
What type of meningitis would be a. Bacterial
most consistent with the following
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) report
result:
Glucose= Decreased; Protein=
Elevated; WBC counts= 1,000/mm3
a. Bacterial
b. Viral
c. Fungal
d. Tuberculosis
, The following blood culture result a. A positive result of coagulase-negative
should be considered a potential staphylococci from two sets, 2 days apart,
contaminant: without symptoms
a. A positive result of coagulase-
negative staphylococci from two
sets, 2 days apart, without
symptoms
b. A positive result of S. aureus from
one bottle in a patient with a
temperature of 38.6°C
c. A positive result of E. coli from
one bottle in an afebrile patient
with diarrhea
d. A positive result of Candida
albicans in a fungal blood culture in
a patient with a urinary tract
infection
Which of the following organisms a. 1, 2, 3
have been associated with the
transmission of infections after
body piercing?
1) Atypical Mycobacterium species
2) Staphylococcus species
3) Pseudomonas species
4) Haemophilus species
a. 1, 2, 3
b. 2, 3, 4
c. 1, 3, 4
d. 1, 2, 4
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Terms in this set (135)
The bacterium most likely to be c. Group B Streptococcus
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
,Which of the following is an a. In a study of the association between antibiotic
example of the criterion of exposure and development of C. difficile
"Strength of the Association" from infection, the odds ratio was 2:3
Hill's criteria for causation?
a. In a study of the association
between antibiotic exposure and
development of C. difficile
infection, the odds ratio was 2:3
b. In a study of the association
between antibiotic exposure and
development of C. difficile
infection, the authors' conclusions
are consistent with those of three
other studies
c. In a study of the association
between antibiotic exposure and
development of C. difficile
infection, antibiotic therapy began
an average of 3 weeks before C.
difficile infection developed
d. In a study of the association
between antibiotic exposure and
development of C. difficile
infection, prolonged antibiotic
therapy was a greater risk factor for
C. difficile infection than short-term
antibiotic therapy
,Which of the following rules should c. 1, 3
be followed when collecting a
stool sample for C. difficile testing?
1) Stool sample should be freshly
passed within 1-2 hours
2) 10-20mL. of formed stool should
be collected
3) Stool should be passed into a
clean, dry container
4) Specimens should be obtained
before antimicrobial agents have
been administered
a. 1, 2
b. 2, 3
c. 1, 3
d. 1, 4
What type of meningitis would be a. Bacterial
most consistent with the following
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) report
result:
Glucose= Decreased; Protein=
Elevated; WBC counts= 1,000/mm3
a. Bacterial
b. Viral
c. Fungal
d. Tuberculosis
, The following blood culture result a. A positive result of coagulase-negative
should be considered a potential staphylococci from two sets, 2 days apart,
contaminant: without symptoms
a. A positive result of coagulase-
negative staphylococci from two
sets, 2 days apart, without
symptoms
b. A positive result of S. aureus from
one bottle in a patient with a
temperature of 38.6°C
c. A positive result of E. coli from
one bottle in an afebrile patient
with diarrhea
d. A positive result of Candida
albicans in a fungal blood culture in
a patient with a urinary tract
infection
Which of the following organisms a. 1, 2, 3
have been associated with the
transmission of infections after
body piercing?
1) Atypical Mycobacterium species
2) Staphylococcus species
3) Pseudomonas species
4) Haemophilus species
a. 1, 2, 3
b. 2, 3, 4
c. 1, 3, 4
d. 1, 2, 4
