PLMS 2

The first recorded case of accidental infection occurred in ______, when a physician accidently sucked a culture of typhoid bacilli into his mouth.

• 1893

• 1993

• 2003

• 1983

________ is a condition that results when a microorganism (microbe) is able to invade the body, multiply, and cause injury or disease. Microbes include bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and viruses.

• Bacteria

• Pathogens

• Infection

• Communicable diseases

Microbes that are pathogenic (causing or productive of disease) are called _______

• communicable diseases

• pathogens

• infections

• reservoir

True or False. Some microbes are pathogenic regardless of where they are found. Infections caused by pathogens can be local (restricted to a small area of the body) or systemic, in which case the entire body is affected.

Some pathogenic microbes cause infections that are communicable (able to spread from person to person); these diseases are called _______.

• infection

• pathogens

• nosocomial infection

• communicable diseases

________ is charged with the investigation and control of various diseases, especially those that are communicable and have epidemic potential.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Nosocomial and Healthcare-Associated Infections

• Healthcare-assocaited Infection

• Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee

___________ develops guidelines and recommends safety precautions to protect healthcare workers and others from infection.

• Nosocomial and Healthcare-Associated Infections

• Healthcare-associate Infections

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee

The term _________ applies to infections acquired in hospitals.

• reservoir

• healthcare-associated infection

• nosocomial infection

• infectious agent

The term _________ applies to infections associated with healthcare delivery in any healthcare setting, including home care. Healthcare facility–acquired or associated infections can result from contact with various sources, including infected personnel, other patients, visitors, and contaminated food, drugs, or equipment.

• reservoir

• healthcare-associated infection

• nosocomial infection

• infectious agent

The ____________ advises the CDC on updating guidelines regarding the prevention of infections in hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

• Nosocomial and Healthcare-Associated Infections

• Healthcare-associate Infections

• Medical Technologist Committee

• Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee