Handwashing/Transmission
When is handwashing important in patient care?
Before and after patient care
The Catalase test bubbles
Catalase Positive
An excess in occurence of cases than what is normally expected
Outbreak
Coagulase test has clumping visualized
Coagulase Positive
SF broth is yellow after incubation
Positive for growth
The timed goal for routine handwashing
20 seconds
Definitive test for Enterococcus species
Bile esculin &/or Vancomycin sensitive
Widespread occurence of a disease in an area at a particular time
Epidemic
SF broth is purple in color after incubation
Negative for growth -Streptococcus species
Clear zones of growth on the Blood Agar plate
Beta hemolysis
Person to person transmission
Direct
The definitive test for MRSA
Methicillin (Oxacillin or Cefoxitin)
Disease is prevalent over a whole continent/worldwide
Pandemic
Green zones on the blood agar plate
Alpha hemolysis
Transmission through use of a fomite
Indirect
The definitive test for Staph epidermis
Novobiocin sensitive
To completely destroy a pathogen from the world
Eradication
Definitive test for Streptococcus pyogenes
Bacitracin sensitive
The final lab test to identify Streptococcus pneumoniae
Optochin sensitive
Particle travels greater than 1 meter and is less than 5 microns in size
Airborne Transmission
The definitive test(s) for Staph aureus
Catalase & Coagulase positive
An end to a certain pathogen's invasiveness
Cure
Gamma strep
Gamma hemolysis and CAMP test negative
Which organism is Gram positive, catalase positive, coagulase negative and novobiocin resistant?
Staphylococcus saprophyticus