1) Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) CPE can be passed from person to person after touching contaminated surfaces such as bed rails, toilets or devices. This means that it is important to regularly wash your hands with soap and water. When can you stop isolating? a) Never b) after 3 neg screen c) when the capacity team say 2) CPE - What exit clean is required? a) Green b) red and UV c) red 3) ESBL & AMPc - How many negative urine samples do you require to stop isolating? a) 3 b) 1 c) 0 4) ESBL & AMPc - If positive Blood culture when can you stop isolating? a) 3rd neg b) never c) After a course of antibiotic cover and neg blood culture  5) Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection- If a patient has a history of C Diff and is admitted to your area - when do you need to isolate? a) Yes b) if having type 5 stools and above c) having loose stools on admission 6) C Diff - when should you send a stool sample? a) type 5 and above b) on the second episode c) if you suspect c diff d) after positive result e) When the doctor says 7) Can C diff be spread by contact with the environment? a) No b) yes 8) MRSA - what is the standard screen for patients admitted to hospital? a) (full) Nose, groin, throat, axilla, urine, wounds b) nose and groin c) only high risk patients 9) MRSA - when do you screen past positive and high risk patients? a) on admission b) when Infection control call you c) weekly d) every 28 days 10) MRSA - when can you stop isolating?  a) if the patient is in a bay b) after three negative weekly screens c) when you've completed treatment 11) Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci ( VRE ) Does the patient require antibiotics? a) yes b) only if symptomatic c) No 12) VRE - where can we find this bacteria? a) faeces b) anywhere c) urine 13) What is a respiratory infection? a) covid b) TB c) Flu d) Measles e) Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) 14) What is classed as an outbreak? a) more cases of a disease than expected in a specific location over a specific time period b) when a patient is in a bay with another infected person c) when infection control declare it

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