QUIZ: WAAW Hospital Kajang 2024

What event are we celebrating today?

• WAAW

• WDD

• WWW

• WPD

Which of the following is NOT a way to combat antimicrobial resistance? 

• Promoting rational use of antimicrobials among clinicians

• Educating the patients & family about responsible use of antibiotics

• Ensure antibiotics are prescribed for all minor illnesses

• Enhancing infection prevention and control measures

When sepsis or septic shock is diagnosed, empirical antimicrobials are to be served within 1 hour.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What should be MONITORED after initiating Amphotericin B?

• 
  Vital signs every 30 mins for 2-4 hours

• 
  Anaphylaxis symptoms

• 
  Renal profile daily

• 
  All of the above

Which of the following antibiotics have anaerobe coverage?

I. Amoxicillin/Clavulanate

II. Metronidazole

III. Meropenem

IV. Cefepime

• II, III

• I, II, III

• II, III, IV

• All of the above

Pus swab is the preferred sample to be sent for soft tissue infection

• TRUE

• FALSE

Antibiogram is important in guiding empirical therapy

• TRUE

• FALSE

Select the CORRECT statements regarding contact precautions:

i) Precautions should remain in place until there is no longer a risk of transmission

ii) Hand hygiene is not necessary before wearing gloves

iii) Cardiac Table within patient’s zone is not consider as part of patient’s surrounding

iv) If patient with known CRE being readmitted to the ward within 1 year of samples detected, patient need to be isolated.

• 
  ii & iii

• i & iv

• i & iii

• 
  i,iii & iv

Failure of MDRO prevention and control can be due to these, EXCEPT:

• Lack of hand hygiene compliance

• Too low healthcare staffing levels

• Lack of isolation capacity

• Non sharing dedicated medical equipment use