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The short-term and long-term effectiveness of a multidisciplinary hand hygiene improvement program - Corrected Proof
Background: Although hand hygiene (HH) compliance has been an important issue for years, the compliance rate is still a problem in health care today.Methods: This was an observational, prospective, be...
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Assessing colectomies due to Clostridium difficile infection: Increases in the community, but not in the referral center - Corrected Proof
To investigate an increase in CDI-related colectomies, electronically available data were used to identify patients who underwent colectomy and were diagnosed with Clostridium difficile infection (CDI...
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Infection Control Quiz
1. When a staff member who is PPD positive is exposed to TB, that staff member should routinely get a chest x-ray following exposure.
True
False
2. Regarding admission of a patient with a multidrug-resistant organism (MRO) to a long term care facility, which of the following statements is NOT a CDC recommendation?
A. Contact precautions should be used for MROs in the Long Term Care Facility (LTCF) if the pathogen is of special clinical or epidemiological significance
B. The two most common MROs seen in LTCFs are MRSA and ESBLs
C. Risk factors for MROs include severity of illness, exposure to antimicrobial agents, and specific underlying conditions
D. Healthy people are at low risk of getting MROs
3. I have Infection Control experience and am ready to investigate becoming a consultant.
True
False
4. Staff members in my facility ALWAYS follow the policy on isolation.
True
False
5. Which of the following is NOT a specific requirement of the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens regulations?
A. Orientation of all staff on bloodborne pathogens
B. Annual training program for all staff on bloodborne pathogens
C. Hepatitis B immunization for all staff
D. Use of a specific Hepatitis B immunization declination statement
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