Infection Control In Healthcare Facilities - Microbiology | Biology+

Course

Microbiology

Study Pack

Set 1: The Invisible World

Set 2: Biological Reactions in Microbial Cells

Set 3: Bacteria

Set 4: Genes and Biotechnology

Set 5: Viruses and Viral Diseases

Set 6: Eucaryotic Microorganisms: Fungi, protozoa and Multicellular Organisms

Set 7: Hostmicrobe Interactions and Principles of Disease

Set 8: Epidemiology: How Diseases Are Spread

Set 9: The Bodys Defence Systems

Set 10: Pathogenic Mechanisms and Evasion Strategies of Microorganisms

Set 11: Principles of Sterilisation and Disinfection

Set 12: Antimicrobial Therapy

Set 13: Infection Control in Healthcare Facilities

Set 14: Issues in Public Health

Set 15: Microbial Techniques for Diagnosis of Infection

Set 16: Skin, wound and Eye Infections

Set 17: Respiratory Tract Infections

Set 18: Gastrointestinal Tract Infections

Set 19: Cardiovascular and Multisystem Infections

Set 20: Infections of the Nervous System

Set 21: Infections of the Urinary and Reproductive Systems

Set 13 Infection Control In Healthcare Facilities

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Set 13 Infection Control In Healthcare Facilities

(Multiple Choice)

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If a patient becomes infected via an instrument which had been contaminated when used on another patient,the route of transmission is termed

A)common vehicle transmission.
B)direct contact transmission.
C)indirect contact transmission.
D)hospital-acquired transmission.
E)non-compliance transmission.

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(Multiple Choice)

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The presence and growth of bacteria on the skin or mucous membranes without causing disease is called

A)contamination.
B)colonisation.
C)infection.
D)latency.
E)opportunism.

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(Multiple Choice)

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The proportion of hospitalised people in developed countries who have an infection at any one time is around

A)0.1 to 0.9%.
B)1 to 3%.
C)7 to 12%.
D)20 to 30%.
E)none of the above,because hospital infection is very rare.

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