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Atypical Mycobacterium Staphylococcus Pseudomonas - ANSWERSWhat organisms have been associated with transmission of infection after body piercing? When an epidemiological investigation is being conducted. ( very costly no standards exists) - ANSWERSWhat is an indication for routine environmental culturing? 1. HA- TB 2. Single case aspergillosis 3. HA- Varicella 4. Increase in post op SSIs - ANSWERSWhat can HVAC malfunctions cause in the hospital setting? 41 F/ 5 C or lower - ANSWER...

Recipients of allogenic hematopoeietic stem transplantation (HSCT) should be placed in rooms with how many air exchanges per hour? 3 5 10 12 - ANSWERS12. A greater number of air exchanges per hour prevent opportunistic infections among stem cell transplant recipients Because of the increased risk of infection with parenteral nutrition, the maximum infusion time for a parenteral lipid bag to run is? 6 hours 12 hours 18 hours 24 hours - ANSWERSMaximum 12 hours. Lipid emulsions pose ...

Medical intervention factors that affect risk of infection - ANSWERSindwelling devices, staffing ratio, lengths of stay, duration of invasive procedures, medications, # of exams by providers, type of institution, and knowledge/experience of providers environmental intervention factors that affect risk of infection - ANSWERSdisinfectant type used, contact with animals, hand hygiene anatomical/phys factors that affect risk of infection - ANSWERSpreexisting diseases, trauma, malignancies, age...

1. I was discovered in 1894 by a Swiss physician in Hong Kong 2. I was the causative agent of an epidemic that tore through Europe in the 1300s, killing millions of people 3. I am a rod shaped Gram-negative, facultative anaerobic bacterium 4. People most commonly become infected when bitten by an infected flea; however can also become infected from direct contact with infected fluids or tissues from an animal that is sick or has died from the disease. 5. Three types: Bubonic, septicemic, and...