Infection Basics
This term describes microorganisms capable of causing disease.
What are pathogens?
This is the place where a pathogen lives and multiplies.
What is the reservoir?
This class of medications treats bacterial infections.
What are antibiotics?
This is the first PPE item removed when doffing.
What are gloves?
A patient with TB is admitted. You place them in this type of room.
What is a negative‑pressure room?
This type of infection originates in a healthcare setting.
What is a healthcare‑associated infection (HAI)?
Sneezing and coughing represent this link in the chain of infection.
What is the portal of exit?
This antibiotic class requires avoiding sunlight due to photosensitivity.
What are tetracyclines?
This type of precautions is used for influenza.
What are droplet precautions?
You touch a contaminated surface with your glove. Your next action.
What is remove gloves and perform hand hygiene?
The body’s first line of defense includes these three physical barriers.
What are skin, mucous membranes, and normal flora?
Contaminated stethoscopes and bed rails represent this mode of transmission.
What is indirect contact?
This must be obtained before starting antibiotics, unless the patient is unstable.
What are cultures?
This mask is required for airborne precautions.
What is an N95 respirator?
A patient with neutropenia requires this type of precautions.
What are protective (reverse) precautions?
This lab value typically increases during bacterial infection.
What is WBC count?
Breaking this link is the most effective way to prevent infection.
What is the mode of transmission?
This common antibiotic side effect requires immediate reporting due to risk of C. diff.
What is severe diarrhea?
This type of isolation is required for a patient with C. difficile.
What are contact precautions with soap‑and‑water hand hygiene?
A patient with MRSA in a wound requires these precautions.
What are contact precautions?
This stage of infection is when symptoms are vague and nonspecific.
What is the prodromal stage?
A patient with poor nutrition and chronic illness represents this link.
What is a susceptible host?
This term describes bacteria that are no longer killed by previously effective antibiotics.
What is antimicrobial resistance?
Correct order for donning PPE.
What is gown → mask/respirator → goggles/face shield → gloves?
A patient receiving antibiotics develops white patches in the mouth. This condition is likely.
What is oral candidiasis?