CIC STUDY GUIDE PRACTICE TEST 1 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

CIC STUDY GUIDE PRACTICE TEST 1
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025/2026
133.AAllAofAtheAfollowingAwouldAbeAconsideredApreventionAstrategiesAtoAreduceAtheAtransmissi
onAofAinfectionsAinAaAhealthcareAsettingAexcept:

a.AImplementingAanAinfluenzaAvaccineAprogramAforAemployees

b.AEducatingAstaffAmembersAinAPPEAusage

c.ADecolonizationAofAMRSA-positiveApatientsApriorAtoAsurgery

d.AInstitutingAuseAofAbleachAforAcleaningAC.AdifficilA-
AcorrectAanswers133.ACADecolonizationAofAMRSA-positiveApatientsApriorAtoAsurgery




Rationale:APreventionAstrategiesAinAhealthcareAinfectionApreventionAareAwideArangingAandAdep
endAonAtheAdiseaseAinAquestionAandAwhatAinformationAisAavailableAtoAtheApractitioner.APrevent
ionAstrategiesAtoAreduceAtheAriskAofAtransmission,AincludingAbarrierAprecautions;Aimmunization
sAofAHCP;AandAcleaning,Asterilization,AandAdisinfectionAareAdesignedAtoApreventAtheAoccurrence
AofAdiseaseAand,Atherefore,AformAprimaryApreventionAmeasures.ACurrentAdecolonizationAproto


colsAusingAintranasalAmupirocinAandAchlorhexidineAbodyAwashesAareAeffectiveAforAreducingAM
RSAAcolonizationAinAsurgicalApatients.ATheApurposeAofAthisAtreatmentAisAtoApreventASSIsAinAtheAi
ndividualApatients.AItAisAnotAdesignedAtoApreventAtheAspreadAofAMRSAAtoAotherApatients.

1.ATheAbacteriumAmostAlikelyAtoAbeAtransmittedAfromAmotherAtoAinfantAduringAlaborAandAcause
AneonatalAsepsisAis:



a.AEscherichiaAcoli

b.AStaphylococcusAaureus

c.AGroupABAStreptococcus

d.AGroupAAAStreptococcusA-AcorrectAanswers1.ACAGroupABAStreptococcus



Rationale:AInAGroupABAStreptococcusA(GBS)AneonatalAinfections,AheavyAmaternalAcolonizationAi
sAassociatedAwithAanAincreasedAriskAforApretermAlabor,AwhichAinAturnAisAaAsignificantAriskAactorAf
orAneonatalAinfection.AIntrauterineAinfectionAofAtheAfetusAthereforeAlikelyAoccursAviaAascending
AspreadAofAGBSAfromAtheAvaginaAofAaApregnant,AasymptomaticallyAcolonizedAwomanAandAsubs


equentAruptureAofAmembranesAbeforeA37Aweeks'Agestation.

,2.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAanAexampleAofAtheAcriterionAofA"StrengthAofAtheAAssociation"Afro
mAHill'sAcriteriaAforAcausation?

a.AInAaAstudyAofAtheAassociationAbetweenAantibioticAexposureAandAdevelopmentAofAC.AdifficilAin
fection,AtheAoddsAratioAwasA2:3

b.AInAaAstudyAofAtheAassociationAbetweenAantibioticAexposureAandAdevelopmentAofAC.AdifficilAin
fection,AtheAauthors'AconclusionsAareAconsistentAwithAthoseAofAthreeAotherAstudies

c.AInAaAstudyAofAtheAassociationAbetweenAantibioticAexposureAandAdevelopmentAofAC.AdifficilAin
fection,AantibioticAtherapyAbeganAanAaverageAofA3AweeksAbeforeAC.AdifficilAinfectionAdeveloped

d.AInAaAstudyAofAtheAassociationAbetweenAantibioticAexposureAandAdevelopmentAofAC.AdifficilAin
fection,AprolongedAantibioticAtherapyAwasAaAgreaterAriskAfactorAforAC.AdifficilAinfectionAthanAsho
rt-termAantibioticAtherapyA-
AcorrectAanswers2.AAAInAaAstudyAofAtheAassociationAbetweenAantibioticAexposureAandAdevelop


mentAofAC.AdifficilAinfection,AtheAoddsAratioAwasA2:3



Rationale:ACausalAassociationsAexistAwhenAevidenceAindicatesAthatAoneAfactorAisAclearlyAshown
AtoAincreaseAtheAprobabilityAofAtheAoccurrenceAofAaAdisease.AInAaAcausalArelationship,AtheAredu


ctionAorAdiminutionAofAaAfactorAdecreasesAtheAfrequencyAofAtheAdiseaseAbeingAstudied.ATheAcri
teriaAcurrentlyAusedAforAcausalityAwereAdevelopedAbyAAustinABradfordAHillAandAareAknownAasAH
ill'sAcriteria.ATheseAcriteriaAuseAmodernAepidemiologicalAmethodsAtoAdetermineAwhetherAaAfac
torAisAcausalAforAaAgivenAdisease.AStrengthAofAassociationAisAtheAfirtAcriterion:ATheAincidenceAofA
diseaseAshouldAbeAhigherAinAthoseAwhoAareAexposedAtoAtheAfactorAunderAconsiderationAthanAi
nAthoseAwhoAareAnotAexposed;AthatAis,AtheAstrongerAtheAassociationAbetweenAanAexposureAand
AaAdisease,AtheAmoreAlikelyAtheAexposureAisAtoAbeAcausal.ATheAoddsAratioAisAaAstatisticalAmeasur


eAthatAgivesAusAanAindicationAofAhowAstronglyAtheAriskAfactorAisAassociatedAwithAtheAdiseaseAou
tcome.

3.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingArulesAshouldAbeAfollowedAwhenAcollectingAaAstoolAsampleAforAC.Adiffi
cilAtesting?

1)AStoolAsampleAshouldAbeAfreshlyApassedAwithinA1-2Ahours

2)A10-20mL.AofAformedAstoolAshouldAbeAcollected

3)AStoolAshouldAbeApassedAintoAaAclean,AdryAcontainer

4)ASpecimensAshouldAbeAobtainedAbeforeAantimicrobialAagentsAhaveAbeenAadministered

a.A1,A2

b.A2,A3

c.A1,A3

,d.A1,A4A-AcorrectAanswers3.ACA1,A3



Rationale:ATheAaccuracyAofAallAtestsAdependsAonAproperAspecimenAhandlingAandAtransport.ATh
eAfollowingArulesAshouldAbeAfollowedAwhenAcollectingAsamplesAforAC.AdifficilAtesting:•AStoolAsa
mplesAshouldAbeAfreshlyApassedAwithinA1-2Ahours•A10-
20AmLAofAwatery,Asoft,AorAunformedAstoolAshouldAbeAcollected•AStoolAshouldAbeApassedAintoAaA
clean,AdryAcontainer

4.AWhatAtypeAofAmeningitisAwouldAbeAmostAconsistentAwithAtheAfollowingAcerebrospinalAfluidA
CSF)AreportAresult:A

GlucoseADecreased

ProteinAElevated

WBCAcounts1,000/mm3

a.ABacterial

b.AViral

c.AFungal

d.ATuberculosisA-AcorrectAanswers4.AAABacterial



Rationale:ACultureAofAbloodAandACSFAareAindicatedAforApatientsAwithAsuspectedAinvasiveAmenin
gococcalAdisease.ATheACSFAofApatientsAwithAuntreatedAmeningococcalAmeningitisAisAusuallyAclo
udyAandAhasApleocytosisAwithAaApredominanceAofAneutrophils,AlowAglucose,AandAhighAproteinAl
evels.AInAmostAofAtheAcases,AtheAorganismsAareAseenAonAGramAstainAorAcanAbeAidentifiedAusingl
atexAagglutinationAassays.ATheAcultureAisAalmostAinvariablyApositiveAasAlongAasAtheAsampleAwas
AobtainedAbeforeAtheAadministrationAofAantibiotics.



5.ATheAfollowingAbloodAcultureAresultAshouldAbeAconsideredAaApotentialAcontaminant:

a.AAApositiveAresultAofAcoagulase-
negativeAstaphylococciAfromAtwoAsets,A2AdaysAapart,AwithoutAsymptoms

b.AAApositiveAresultAofAS.AaureusAfromAoneAbottleAinAaApatientAwithAaAtemperatureAofA38.6°C

c.AAApositiveAresultAofAE.AcoliAfromAoneAbottleAinAanAafebrileApatientAwithAdiarrhea

d.AAApositiveAresultAofACandidaAalbicansAinAaAfungalAbloodAcultureAinAaApatientAwithAaAurinaryAtr
actAinfectionA-AcorrectAanswers5.AAAAApositiveAresultAofAcoagulase-
negativeAstaphylococciAfromAtwoAsets,A2AdaysAapart,AwithoutAsymptoms

, Rationale:AAccordingAtoAtheACDCACLABSIAcriteria,AcommonAcommensalsA(suchAasAcoagulase-
negativeAstaphylococci)AmeetAtheAcriteriaAforAaACLABSIAifAthereAareAtwoApositiveAculturesAfromA
twoAorAmoreAsetsAofAbloodAculturesAdrawnAlessAthanA2AdaysAapartAandAtheApatientAhasAsympto
msA(feverAgreaterAthanA38°C,Achills,AorAhypotension).ACDCACLABSIAcriteria:APatientAhasAatAleastA
oneAofAtheAfollowingAsignsAorAsymptoms:AfeverA(greaterAthanA38°C),Achills,AorAhypotensionAand
ApositiveAlaboratoryAresultsAareAnotArelatedAtoAanAinfectionAatAanotherAsite.AAndAtheAsameAcom


monAcommensalA(i.e.,AdiphtheroidsA[CorynebacteriumAspp.AnotAC.Adiphtheriae],ABacillusAspp.A
[notAB.Aanthracis],APropionibacteriumAspp.,Acoagulase-
negativeAstaphylococciA[includingAS.Aepidermidis],AviridansAgroupAstreptococci,AAerococcusAsp
p.,AandAMicrococcusAspp.)AisAculturedAfromAtwoAorAmoreAbloodAculturesAdrawnAonAseparateAoc
casions.CriterionAelementsAmustAoccurAwithinAaAtimeAframeAthatAdoesAnotAexceedAaAgapAofA1Ac
alendarAdayAbetweenAtwoAadjacentAelements.

6.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAorganismsAhaveAbeenAassociatedAwithAtheAtransmissionAofAinfection
sAafterAbodyApiercing?

1)AAtypicalAMycobacteriumAspecies

2)AStaphylococcusAspecies

3)APseudomonasAspecies

4)AHaemophilusAspecies

a.A1,A2,A3

b.A2,A3,A4

c.A1,A3,A4

d.A1,A2,A4A-AcorrectAanswers6.AAA1,A2,A3



Rationale:ABodyApiercingAactivitiesAcanAtransmitAinfectiousAdiseases.ABacterialAinfectionsAmayA
resultAfromAimproperAinitialApiercingAtechniqueAorAfromApoorAhygiene.ATheAorganismsAinvolve
dAinAmostAearlobe-
piercingAinfectionsAareAoftenAconsideredAnormalAskinAfloa,AincludingAStaphylococcusAandAStre
ptococcusAspecies.AHigherAearApiercingsAinAtheAearAcartilageAhaveAbeenAassociatedAwithAmoreA
pathogenicAorganisms,AincludingAPseudomonasAspecies.AMultipleAcasesAofAatypicalAMycobact
eriumAinfectionsAafterApiercingAhaveAbeenAreported.

7.ATheADirectorAofAtheAOperatingARoomA(OR)ArequestsAthatAtheAORAsurfacesAbeAroutinelyAenvir
onmentallyAcultured.ATheAIP'sAbestAresponseAshouldAbe:

a.AAAscheduleAforAroutineAculturingAofAtheAORAshouldAbeAarrangedAsoAthatAeachAroomAisAcultur
edAatAaAsetAinterval