Infection Control Quiz (EOPA Review)

Where would you find an anaerobic microorganism?

• On a toilet seat

• In the soil

• In the air

• In sterile water

What statement about bacteria is true?

• All bacteria are harmful

• All bacteria are round

• All bacteria reproduce inside other living cells

• All bacteria are single-celled organisms

A patient’s sore throat is caused by a streptococcus. How would it be treated?

• Antibiotic medication

• Antifungal gargle

• Antiviral throat wash

• There is no treatment for streptococcus

A man died from an infection caused by a rickettsiae. The infection was MOST LIKELY transmitted by:

• Walking barefoot in a locker room.

• A blood transfusion.

• The bite of a tick.

• Breathing in contaminated air.

What organism can only be seen with an electron microscope?

• Virus

• Protozoa

• Bacteria

• Fungus

Beth has a nosocomial infection. How did she get it?

• Hiking in the woods.

• Having a massage at a hotel spa.

• Eating contaminated food.

• Spending three days in the hospital.

All pathogens are:

• Animal-like.

• Disease-producing.

• Destroyed by antibiotics.

• Transmitted by insects.

Tuberculosis is caused by a tubercle bacillus, which is a/an:

• Virus.

• Protozoa.

• Bacteria.

• Fungus.

Albert has a yeast infection under his arm. It should be treated with a/an:

• Antifungal cream.

• Antibiotic ointment.

• Vaccination.

• Hot compress.

An infection that develops when the body’s normal defenses are not working properly is a/an:

• Mutant infection.

• Nonpathogenic infection.

• Opportunistic infection.

• Recessive infection.