CIC Practice Questions- Identification of Infectious Disease
Processes Questions With Complete Solutions
1. Patients with cell-mediated dysfunction are susceptible in
infectious attributed to pathogenic intracellular bacteria.
Examples of these organisms include:
1. Salmonella typhi
2. Bacteroides fragilis
3. Listeria monocytogenes
4. Staphylococcus aureus
A. 2,3
B. 1,3
C. 1,2
D. 3,4 Correct Answers B. 1,3
A 14-year-old boy from rural Maryland was seen in the
emergency room with fever, fatigue, chills, headache, and a
large annular lesion on his left thigh, which the patient described
as burning and itching. What is the most probable vector of this
child's illness?
A. Tick
B. Mosquito
C. Flea
D. Louse Correct Answers A. Tick
A Gram-negative bacterium that is responsible for chronic antral
gastritis and is a major factor in peptic ulcer disease is:
A. Streptococcus pyogenes
B. Salmonella typhi
C. Clostridium difficile
D. Helicobacter pylori Correct Answers D. Helicobacter pylori
,A hospital has hired a new manager of the Microbiology section
of the Laboratory. During the initial discussion with the manager
about the Infection Prevention and Control program, the IP
stresses the importance of collaboration between the
departments in reducing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).
Of the choices below, which activity will best meet this goal?
a. The Microbiology staff's compliance with the annual flu
vaccination program and TB skin testing
b. The Microbiology staff's participation in the periodic
infection prevention educational sessions for hospital staff
c. Microbiology's prompt notification to the Infection Prevention
and Control Department of any organism's unusual resistance
pattern
d. The Microbiology manager's attendance at local, state, and/or
national infection prevention and control educational
conferences Correct Answers c. Microbiology's prompt
notification to the Infection Prevention and Control Department
of any organism's unusual resistance pattern
A microbe that can grow in the absence of oxygen but is also
able to utilize oxygen for growth is a/an:
a. Aerobe
b. Obligate anaerobe
c. Facultative anaerobes
d. Microaerophilic aerobic Correct Answers c. Facultative
anaerobes
A nurse is concerned that a patient in the neurology ward has a
prion disease after receiving a lab report stating that the patient
has a positive nucleic acid test for John Cunningham virus
, (JCV) in the cerebrospinal fluid. What is the best response to
give this nurse?
a. The test is positive for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, which is a
prion disease
b. The test is positive for Campylobacter jejuni, which is not a
prion disease
c. The test is positive for JCV (a polyomavirus), which is not a
prion disease
d. The test is positive for JCV (a polyomavirus), which is a prion
disease Correct Answers c. The test is positive for JCV (a
polyomavirus), which is not a prion disease
A patient has a nasal swab positive for methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the absence of the symptoms.
This is an example of:
A. Normal flora
B. Colonization
C. Asymptomatic infection
D. Symptomatic infection Correct Answers B. Colonization
A patient is admitted with pruritic lesions on the hands, webs of
fingers, wrists, the extensor surfaces of the elbows and knees,
and the other surfaces of the feet, armpits, buttocks, and waist.
The most likely diagnosis is:
A. Scarlet fever
B. Herpes zoster
C. Scabies
D. Measles Correct Answers C. Scabies
A patient was just admitted to a long-term care facility from the
local hospital. The patient is being treated for psoriasis does not
Processes Questions With Complete Solutions
1. Patients with cell-mediated dysfunction are susceptible in
infectious attributed to pathogenic intracellular bacteria.
Examples of these organisms include:
1. Salmonella typhi
2. Bacteroides fragilis
3. Listeria monocytogenes
4. Staphylococcus aureus
A. 2,3
B. 1,3
C. 1,2
D. 3,4 Correct Answers B. 1,3
A 14-year-old boy from rural Maryland was seen in the
emergency room with fever, fatigue, chills, headache, and a
large annular lesion on his left thigh, which the patient described
as burning and itching. What is the most probable vector of this
child's illness?
A. Tick
B. Mosquito
C. Flea
D. Louse Correct Answers A. Tick
A Gram-negative bacterium that is responsible for chronic antral
gastritis and is a major factor in peptic ulcer disease is:
A. Streptococcus pyogenes
B. Salmonella typhi
C. Clostridium difficile
D. Helicobacter pylori Correct Answers D. Helicobacter pylori
,A hospital has hired a new manager of the Microbiology section
of the Laboratory. During the initial discussion with the manager
about the Infection Prevention and Control program, the IP
stresses the importance of collaboration between the
departments in reducing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).
Of the choices below, which activity will best meet this goal?
a. The Microbiology staff's compliance with the annual flu
vaccination program and TB skin testing
b. The Microbiology staff's participation in the periodic
infection prevention educational sessions for hospital staff
c. Microbiology's prompt notification to the Infection Prevention
and Control Department of any organism's unusual resistance
pattern
d. The Microbiology manager's attendance at local, state, and/or
national infection prevention and control educational
conferences Correct Answers c. Microbiology's prompt
notification to the Infection Prevention and Control Department
of any organism's unusual resistance pattern
A microbe that can grow in the absence of oxygen but is also
able to utilize oxygen for growth is a/an:
a. Aerobe
b. Obligate anaerobe
c. Facultative anaerobes
d. Microaerophilic aerobic Correct Answers c. Facultative
anaerobes
A nurse is concerned that a patient in the neurology ward has a
prion disease after receiving a lab report stating that the patient
has a positive nucleic acid test for John Cunningham virus
, (JCV) in the cerebrospinal fluid. What is the best response to
give this nurse?
a. The test is positive for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, which is a
prion disease
b. The test is positive for Campylobacter jejuni, which is not a
prion disease
c. The test is positive for JCV (a polyomavirus), which is not a
prion disease
d. The test is positive for JCV (a polyomavirus), which is a prion
disease Correct Answers c. The test is positive for JCV (a
polyomavirus), which is not a prion disease
A patient has a nasal swab positive for methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the absence of the symptoms.
This is an example of:
A. Normal flora
B. Colonization
C. Asymptomatic infection
D. Symptomatic infection Correct Answers B. Colonization
A patient is admitted with pruritic lesions on the hands, webs of
fingers, wrists, the extensor surfaces of the elbows and knees,
and the other surfaces of the feet, armpits, buttocks, and waist.
The most likely diagnosis is:
A. Scarlet fever
B. Herpes zoster
C. Scabies
D. Measles Correct Answers C. Scabies
A patient was just admitted to a long-term care facility from the
local hospital. The patient is being treated for psoriasis does not
