CSFA SFA EXAM 2025/2026 (Graded A!!) 100%
MUST PASS
Patients with infections prior to surgery need to start effective antimicrobial therapy which should be
discontinued after the procedure - False
Life-threatening conditions require careful monitoring to ensure that the patient responds to the
antimicrobial therapy - True
If it is too late to prevent exposure it may be possible to start pre-emptive treatment in time to avoid
the consequences of infection - True
There are various potential targets for antimicrobial action, the most common of which are cell wall,
cell membrane, protein synthesis, and nucleic acid synthesis - True
The amount of antibiotic present in a serum specimen can be measured from the size of the
inhibition zone produced after incubation with an organism of known sensitivity. This type of test is
referred to as bioassay - True
Separation of sewage and drinking water is probably the single most effective means of preventing
enteric infection - True
The prevention of infection by prescribing antimicrobial agents would include antibiotic prophylaxis -
True
In surgical practice, many regimens utilize only a single dose of chemprophylaxis given with the
premedication or at the time of induction of anesthesia - True
In gram-positive bacteria, the genes coding for antimicrobial resistance are transferred by a
bacteriophage vector in a process called transduction - True
Vaccinations in most developed countries include those against polio, tetanus, rubella, and may add
hepatitis B in the future - True
MUST PASS
Patients with infections prior to surgery need to start effective antimicrobial therapy which should be
discontinued after the procedure - False
Life-threatening conditions require careful monitoring to ensure that the patient responds to the
antimicrobial therapy - True
If it is too late to prevent exposure it may be possible to start pre-emptive treatment in time to avoid
the consequences of infection - True
There are various potential targets for antimicrobial action, the most common of which are cell wall,
cell membrane, protein synthesis, and nucleic acid synthesis - True
The amount of antibiotic present in a serum specimen can be measured from the size of the
inhibition zone produced after incubation with an organism of known sensitivity. This type of test is
referred to as bioassay - True
Separation of sewage and drinking water is probably the single most effective means of preventing
enteric infection - True
The prevention of infection by prescribing antimicrobial agents would include antibiotic prophylaxis -
True
In surgical practice, many regimens utilize only a single dose of chemprophylaxis given with the
premedication or at the time of induction of anesthesia - True
In gram-positive bacteria, the genes coding for antimicrobial resistance are transferred by a
bacteriophage vector in a process called transduction - True
Vaccinations in most developed countries include those against polio, tetanus, rubella, and may add
hepatitis B in the future - True
