CHAPTER 10: Infection in the hospital environment

Question 1

Badly maintained air-conditioning systems may be a source of which bacteria

Answer 1

Legionella

Question 2

Any inanimate object may be contaminated with organisms and act as a vehicle for transmission

Answer 2

Fomite

Question 3

To reduce risk of transmitting organisms in air-conditioning systems, hot water supplies should be maintained at a temperature _______, and cold water ________

Answer 3

Hot = above 45°C
Cold = below 20°C

Question 4

This is the most frequent source of healthcare-associated bacteremia

Answer 4

Intravenous access

Question 5

The first evidence of intravenous infection

Answer 5

Signs of inflammation at the puncture site

Question 6

Peripheral lines should be re-sited every ____

Answer 6

48 hours

Question 7

____________ bypass the normal defenses and provide a route for ascending infection into the bladder

Answer 7

Indwelling urinary catheters

Question 8

____________ bypasses the defenses of the respiratory tract.

Answer 8

Intubation

Question 9

Antibiotic ______ reduces postoperative infection rates

Answer 9

Prophylaxis

Question 10

TERMS

______: involving the skin or a normally sterile site

Answer 10

Clean

Question 11

TERMS

______: when a viscus with a normal flora is breached

Answer 11

Contaminated

Question 12

______ operations are those in which surgery is required to deal with an already infected situation

Answer 12

Infected