IP History
This outbreak in the 1300s prompted some of the earliest quarantine measures recorded
What is the plague/black death?
These bugs spark fear and a scramble for PPE (and a call to the exterminator)
What are bed bugs?
Those cute chickens in your backyard may be spreading it around
What is salmonella?
These fungal spores can remain airborne indefinitely in air currents and vents
What is aspergillus
There are 25 of these on the Piedmont IP team
What is CICs?
This author of "Notes on Nursing" is credited with instituting the 1st IP measures in hospitals
Who is Florence Nightingale?
Oral Vancomycin along with Flagyl is a common treatment for this infection
What is C diff?
Norovirus has been made famous by this cruise line
What is Carnival?
These guidelines dictate the minimum HVAC requirements for healthcare facilities
What is ANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE?
Piedmont Athens, Columbus Northside, Macon North, Fayette, Henry, Atlanta, and Newton
What is Piedmont facilities achieving a Leapfrog A for Spring 2025?
What is smallpox?
This "bug" can grow up to 3 feet long and erupts from human skin
What is the guinea worm?
This respiratory pathogen can be prevented with annual vaccination and lives on surfaces for up to 48 hours
What is flu?
These were designed to filter radioactive particles from the air by the U.S. Army during its development of nuclear weapons in World War II and are used in hospitals today
What are HEPA filters?
Over 1900 hours a week
What is how many hours the PHC IP team spends every week being awesome?
This organization was founded in 1972 by a pioneering group of infection control nurses who recognized the need for an organized approach to preventing HAIs
What is APIC?
As chemoprophylaxis, this antibiotic should be given within 14 days of exposure to meningococcal meningitis (3 choices)
What is Rifampin, ciprofloxacin, or ceftriaxone?
A multistate outbreak of this infection in September 2025 resulted in 20 reported cases, 4 deaths, and numerous product recalls linked to contaminated pre-cooked pasta meals
What is Listeria?
"Dirty" spaces should be under ____ pressure, and "Clean" spaces should be under _____ pressure
What is negative and positive?
411 down to 370 FY over FY
What is how many less HAIs we had in FY25 compared to FY24?
This hospital was founded in 1905 and is now the largest healthcare system in Georgia, with approximately 50 IPs caring for 50,000 employees and 4.5 million patients across the state.
Who is Piedmont?
This gram-positive bacteria looks like a cluster of grapes on gram-stain, but you really don't want to eat it
What is staph aureus?
104 people were not "lovin' it" in 2024 when McDonald's had a large outbreak of this organism in their fresh slivered onions
What is E. coli 0157:H7
This process is a pleasant part of the day where facilities/plant engineering always collaborates and plans projects in a timely manner with IP. Barriers are always placed correctly and negative pressure established.
What is ICRA?
What is over 250?