FOUNDATIONS IN MICROBIOLOGY CHAPTER
13 ACTUAL EXAM PAPER QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS A+
◉Select the patterns of indirect (vehicle) transmission of infectious
disease.
A. Food, water
B. Kissing, touching
C. Fomites
D. Air
E. Droplets
F. Soil . Answer: A. Food, water
B. Kissing, touching
C. Fomites
D. Air
E. Droplets
◉Resident microbiota can cause disease in some individuals if they gain
access to the correct portal of entry.
,True or False . Answer: True
◉Permanent impairments in the patient can arise due to healthcare-
associated infections.
True or False . Answer: True
◉Which of the following is thought to be most effective in reducing
healthcare-associated infections?
A. Increased medical premiums
B. Elimination of hospital visitors
C. Antibiotic use
D. Proper handwashing . Answer: D. Proper handwashing
◉Hand hygiene adherence among healthcare workers in the U.S. is
estimated to be ______.
A. 85%
B. 100%
C. below 50% . Answer: C. below 50%
, ◉The introduction of alcohol-based hand gels in a hospital setting is
beneficial because
A. it often makes hand hygiene possible immediately before patient
contact takes place.
B. it prevents the readherence of microbes to hands for a longer period
of time.
C. it creates more irritation to the skin.
D. it increases the time needed for proper hand hygiene. . Answer: A. it
often makes hand hygiene possible immediately before patient contact
takes place.
◉The WHO's 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene establishes the need for
hand cleansing
A. only when exiting the patient's room.
B. only when body fluids are contacted.
C. upon entering the hospital facility for the workday.
D. before an aseptic procedure. . Answer: D. before an aseptic
procedure.
13 ACTUAL EXAM PAPER QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS A+
◉Select the patterns of indirect (vehicle) transmission of infectious
disease.
A. Food, water
B. Kissing, touching
C. Fomites
D. Air
E. Droplets
F. Soil . Answer: A. Food, water
B. Kissing, touching
C. Fomites
D. Air
E. Droplets
◉Resident microbiota can cause disease in some individuals if they gain
access to the correct portal of entry.
,True or False . Answer: True
◉Permanent impairments in the patient can arise due to healthcare-
associated infections.
True or False . Answer: True
◉Which of the following is thought to be most effective in reducing
healthcare-associated infections?
A. Increased medical premiums
B. Elimination of hospital visitors
C. Antibiotic use
D. Proper handwashing . Answer: D. Proper handwashing
◉Hand hygiene adherence among healthcare workers in the U.S. is
estimated to be ______.
A. 85%
B. 100%
C. below 50% . Answer: C. below 50%
, ◉The introduction of alcohol-based hand gels in a hospital setting is
beneficial because
A. it often makes hand hygiene possible immediately before patient
contact takes place.
B. it prevents the readherence of microbes to hands for a longer period
of time.
C. it creates more irritation to the skin.
D. it increases the time needed for proper hand hygiene. . Answer: A. it
often makes hand hygiene possible immediately before patient contact
takes place.
◉The WHO's 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene establishes the need for
hand cleansing
A. only when exiting the patient's room.
B. only when body fluids are contacted.
C. upon entering the hospital facility for the workday.
D. before an aseptic procedure. . Answer: D. before an aseptic
procedure.
