CIC Practice Test 2 questions with correct answers

1. The infection preventionist (IP) on the Antimicrobial Stewardship Team is thinking of ways that he can support efforts and add to the success of the team in decreasing antimicrobial resistance. Some of the activities that he can do to help with the mission of the team include: 1) Calculate multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) infection rates 2) Detect asymptomatic carriers using active surveillance cultures 3) Use molecular typing for investigating outbreaks 4) Collect environmental cultures of isolation rooms a. 2, 3, 4 b. 1, 3, 4 c. 1, 2, 4 d. 1, 2, 3 CORRECT ANSWER-1. D 1, 2, 3 Rationale: Surveillance of MDROs is critical to an antimicrobial stewardship program. IPs monitoring microbiology isolates to detect prevalence and emergence of MDROs. IPs may also support antimicrobial stewardship efforts in the following ways:• Calculate MDRO incidence on the basis of clinical culture results• Calculate MDRO infection rates• Use molecular typing for investigating outbreaks• Detect asymptomatic carriers using active surveillance cultures 2. A classic sign of measles is: a. Kaposi sarcoma