PMLS LESSON 8 TRANSES PART 1

Question 1

process of cleansing an object or substance to remove contaminants such as microorganisms and hazardous materials.

Answer 1

Decontamination

Question 2

Decontamination is important because reliability of test results stems from ____________ and ___________ can only come from clean work surfaces free of ____________.

Answer 2

good microbiological practice,
good microbiological practices
contamination

Question 3

what is the primary objective of decontamination?

Answer 3

to reduce the level of microbial contamination so that transmission is eliminated

Question 4

Causes erroneous results by either interfering in the identification of microbiological agents and cultures

Answer 4

contamination

Question 5

what does contamination serves as?

Answer 5

serves as a gateway for biosafety breaches

Question 6

Decontamination relates to?

Answer 6

Biosafety and biosecurity

Question 7

decontamination of equipments and work surfaces should be done?

Answer 7

routinely

Question 8

what are the routines done in decontamination of equipments and work surfaces?

Answer 8

After spills or contamination
When work is finished
When removing equipment from the lab
Before disposal of potentially infection materials
Before reusing potentially infectious materials
Dusting

Question 9

refer to the process
of cleaning work surfaces such as work benches and
counter tops

Answer 9

dusting

Question 10

can betransmitted directly or indirectly from environmental sources
to laboratory staff

Answer 10

Environmentally associated laboratory infections

Question 11

LAI meaning ?

Answer 11

Laboratory Acquired Infections

Question 12

how many LAI Reports were published in the year 1982 between 2016

Answer 12

27 LAI Reports

Question 13

what is the percentage of the most reported pathogens causing LAIs of the dengue virus?

Answer 13

33%

Question 14

what is the percentage of LAI reports that are recorded in Southeast Asia

Answer 14

11%

Question 15

27 LAIs were published in the year of ?

Answer 15

it was published in the year between 1982 and 2016

Question 16

the percentage of LAIs where most reagents are involved

Answer 16

59%

Question 17

is the most common cause for laboratory acquired
infection

Answer 17

dengue virus

Question 18

they are the agents involved in bacterial infections

Answer 18

bacterial origin

Question 19

how do we prevent laboratory acquired infections?

Answer 19

look at the chain of infection

Question 20

enumerate the chain of infections

Answer 20

1. Infectious agents
2. Reservoir
3. Portal of exit
4. Mode of Transmission (FAW)
5. Portal of entry
6. Susceptible Host

Question 21

Refers to your etiologic agents such as bacteria, fungi, viruses or even parasites.

Answer 21

infectious agents

Question 22

Refers to how the infectious agents get out of the reservoir.

Answer 22

3. Portal of exit

Question 23

Refers to your etiologic agents such as bacteria, fungi, viruses or even parasites.

Answer 23

infectious agents

Question 24

necessary for the survival of these infectious agents.

Answer 24

reservoir

Question 25

part of the life cycle of the infectious agent but not strictly part of their life cycle

Answer 25

reservoir

Question 26

The mode at which the agent is transmitted

Answer 26

mode of transmission

Question 27

Refers to how the infectious agents get in of the reservoir.

Answer 27

portal of entry

Question 28

Reduction of environmental microbial contamination by
________________ is often enough to prevent environmentally immediate transmission.

Answer 28

conventional cleaning procedures

Question 29

the _________ of any one of the element of the chain of infection will prevent transmission

Answer 29

absence

Question 30

what must be required for the chain infection to happen?

Answer 30

all of the requirements must be required for it to happen

Question 31

how do you accomplish a successful transmission from an environmental source?

Answer 31

o All of these requirements from the chain of infection must be present.
oThe absence of any one of element will prevent transmission
oAdditionally, the pathogen in question must overcome environmental stresses to retain viability, virulence, capability to initiate infection in the host