Question

Choose the one statement below that is FALSE regarding Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) and special sections of the hospital.

Group of answer choices

A. The risk of transmission of infectious agents during home care is presumed to be minimal.          

B. The Centers for Disease issues Recommendations on the most effective infection control practices for patients with severe burns.

C. ICU patients account for a small percentage of all hospitalized patients, but over 20% of HAIs are acquired in the ICU.

D. Pediatric ICU patients have high rates of central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections.

Answer 1

OPTION C IS "FALSE" REGARDING HAIs. Above 50%of HAIs are associated with ICU PATIENTS.BECAUSE OF INVASIVE PROCEDURES INCREASED IN ICU SET UP RATHER THAN IN A GENERAL PATIENTS LIKE INTUBATION, URINARY CATHETERIZATION etc IT MAY LEADS TO VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA, UTI AND BLOOD STREAM INFECTION etc. ALL OTHERS ARE TRUE REGARDING HAIs*The risk of transmission of infectious agents during home care is presumed to be minimal*The centers disease issues recommendations on the most effective infection control practices for patients with severe burns. *Pediatric ICU patients have high rates of Central venous catheter associated blood stream infection.