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1
Q

Many ______________ now have infection rates comparable to hospitals.

A

long-term care facilities

2
Q

Hospital-acquired infections lead to almost _________ deaths per year.

A

100,000

3
Q

In general, infections acquired in hospitals lead to _____________ as compared to health-care acquired and community-acquired infections.

A

increased mortality, length of admission, and cost

4
Q

Most states have laws that _____________.

A

mandate reporting of hospital-acquired infections

5
Q

What iatrogenic infections are considered “no pay” events?

A
  • Urinary-catheter associated infections
  • IV-associated infections
  • Surgical site infections after CABG or elective procedures
6
Q

Hand hygiene should be performed ______________.

A

before and after patient contact (even when wearing gloves)

7
Q

Now, ___% of Staph. infections are due to MRSA.

A

60

(40% - 90% of coagulase-negative Gram-positive cocci are resistant to methicillin –hence why vancomycin is used for S. epidermidis.)

8
Q

More than 30% of Enterococcus are resistant to ____________.

A

vancomycin

9
Q

What is needed for contact precautions?

A
  • Hand hygiene before and after

* Nonsterile gloves and gowns

10
Q

MDR microbes have been shown to persist on surfaces for _________________.

A

up to 16 months in the case of Pseudomonas

11
Q

Multivariate analysis has shown that ____________ is the strongest predictor of hospital-acquired infection.

A

environmental contamination

12
Q

One study showed that ______________ become contaminated in 24% of cases of examinations of patients infected with VRE.

A

gloves, gown, and stethoscope

13
Q

Even in cases where no patient contact occurred, VRE contamination on gloves was found in ______% of cases.

A

42

14
Q

N-95 masks are required for ______________.

A

airborne precautions (TB, VZV)

15
Q

When do you need to wash your hands with soap and water?

A

When they are visibly dirty or when you’ve had contact with a patient who might have an infection with spore-forming organisms (because alcohol-based gels have poor activity against spores)

16
Q

Those with airborne precautions are placed in ____________ rooms.

A

negative-pressure