Hand hygiene compliance — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: What bacterial spores can get into wool and animal hide, thus predisposing workers to infection?_____

Answer: Bacillus anthracis

Flashcard 2: Mycobacteria _____ causes a hand-infection in aquarium handlers

Answer: marinum

Flashcard 3: _____ is a gram-negative nosocomial bacterium that has respiratory therapy equipment as a risk factor.

Answer: Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Flashcard 4: What methods of disinfection/sterilization are definitively sporicidal?

Answer: Autoclaving, Ethylene oxide, Hydrogen peroxide, Glutaraldehyde, and Chlorine compounds (e.g., bleach)

Flashcard 5: The process of eliminating most pathogenic microorganisms (excluding spores) on inanimate objects is known as _____

Answer: Disinfection

Flashcard 6: Natural infection is an example of _____ immunization

Answer: active

Flashcard 7: Staphylococcus saprophyticus is a common cause of UTIs in what specific demographic?

Answer: Sexually active young women ("Honeymoon cystitis")

Extra: Staphylococcus saprophyticus is a coagulase-negative Staphylococcus that is **novobiocin-resistant**. It is part of the normal flora of the female genital tract and perineum; infections are typically endogenous.