1. Q & A APIC NYC MEETING Presented by Dami Ogunbayo
Reference: APIC Study Guide Questions 5th Edition

2. Questions 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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Which statistical test is used when the data are small in numbers?
Fisher’s exact
T Test
Chi-square
Z test
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4. Question 2 Research Surveillance Benchmarking Accreditation
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Question 2
What key infection control activity is defined as the systematic, ongoing collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of data followed by the dissemination of these data to public health programs to stimulate public health health action?
Research
Surveillance
Benchmarking
Accreditation
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Because of the potential for rapid spread, one confirmed case of this disease is considered an urgent public health situation, and the IP should immediately report suspected and confirmed cases of the health department:
Chickenpox
Influenza
Measles
Legionnaires’ disease
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6. Question 4 Attack rate is:
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Question 4
Attack rate is:
Occurrence of a certain disease that meets selected criteria
The frequency and pattern of an event in a population
The incidence rate used to measure the frequency of new cases in a specific population
The presence of a disease or condition in a specific population
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Seventy-five patients were admitted to the Medical-Surgical ICU. Forty were on the surgical service and 35 were on the medical service. Fifteen patients developed a HAI with MRSA. Nine of the patients with MRSA infection were on the surgical service. There were 230 patient days in the ICU for the surgical patients in January, and 325 patient days for medical patients. What was MRSA attack rate for the patients on the medical service? 8% 2%
17%
15%
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8. Question 6 IgG IgE IgM IgA
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Question 6
Which immune marker represents past exposure to disease?
IgG
IgE
IgM
IgA
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9. Question 7 Hepatitis A Hepatitis D Hepatitis C Hepatitis E
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Question 7
Higher Morbidity rates in chronic Hepatitis B virus (HBV) carriers are associated with a co-infection of which of the following:
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis D
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis E
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