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Safety and Infection Control Flashcards

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  1. Which Candida species is inherently resistant to fluconazole and requires echinocandin treatment?

    Answer: Candida krusei

    Candida krusei has intrinsic resistance to fluconazole and should be treated with an echinocandin or amphotericin B.

  2. A healthcare worker sustains a needlestick injury from a patient with unknown HIV status. What is the first step?

    Answer: Wash the site thoroughly with soap and water and report to occupational health

    Immediate thorough washing with soap and water followed by prompt reporting to occupational health is the first step after needlestick injury.

  3. Which of the following is the most important factor in preventing surgical site infections (SSIs) in ICU patients returning from surgery?

    Answer: Maintaining normothermia and normoglycemia perioperatively

    Normothermia and tight glycemic control are key evidence-based measures that significantly reduce SSI rates.

  4. In the context of ICU infection control, what does 'cohorting' mean?

    Answer: Grouping patients with the same infection or colonization together in a designated area

    Cohorting involves grouping colonized or infected patients together and dedicating specific staff to care for them, reducing pathogen spread.

  5. What is the main mode of transmission of Clostridioides difficile in the ICU?

    Answer: Fecal-oral route via contact with spore-contaminated surfaces and hands

    C. difficile spreads via spores on contaminated surfaces; transmission is fecal-oral through hand contact with these surfaces.

  6. Why is alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) insufficient for Clostridioides difficile infection control?

    Answer: ABHR does not kill C. difficile spores

    Alcohol does not destroy C. difficile spores; soap and water with mechanical friction is required to physically remove spores from hands.

  7. A ventilated patient's endotracheal tube cuff pressure should be maintained at what level to reduce VAP risk from microaspiration?

    Answer: 25–30 cmH2O

    Maintaining cuff pressure between 25–30 cmH2O reduces microaspiration of subglottic secretions, a key mechanism in VAP development.

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