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Questions linked to Ryan MP, Pembroke JT, Adley CC. Ralstonia pickettii: a persistent Gram-negative nosocomial infectious organism. J Hosp Infect 2006;62:278–284.
Journal of Hospital Infection (2006) 63, 337
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Continuing Professional Development and the Journal of Hospital Infection Questions linked to Ryan MP, Pembroke JT, Adley CC. Ralstonia pickettii: a persistent Gram-negative nosocomial infectious organism. J Hosp Infect 2006;62:278e284. Available online 12 May 2006
True or false:
5. Permanent indwelling devices have not been identified as a source of R. pickettii infection.
1. Ralstonia pickettii is a pathogen considered to have limited pathogenicity.
6. R. pickettii has been associated with morbidity.
2. Identify clinical specimens from which R. pickettii has been isolated.
7. Infection due to R. pickettii is related to underlying diseases.
3. R. pickettii has been found in multiple sources including water for injection in the hospital environment.
8. The major conditions that are associated with R. pickettii infection are bacteraemia/septicaemia and respiratory infections/pneumonia.
4. Disinfectants can eliminate R. pickettii from the hospital environment.
Summarizing the instructions from the Royal College of Pathologists: (1) One CPD point is allowed for each question and answer set (up to five questions and answers). (2) Answers must be recorded referenced back to the questions and recorded in the CPD portfolio. (3) It is essential that participants include the completed response form showing both questions and answers in their portfolio as these may be subject to audit by RCPath. For further information about the Royal College of Pathologists’ CPD scheme and credit allocation, please contact: Professional Standards Unit, CPD Section, Royal College of Pathologists, 2 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AF, UK. E-mail: [email protected] or visit http://www.rcpath.org 0195-6701/$ - see front matter doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2006.01.035
www.elsevierhealth.com/journals/jhin
Continuing Professional Development and the Journal of Hospital Infection Questions linked to Ryan MP, Pembroke JT, Adley CC. Ralstonia pickettii: a persistent Gram-negative nosocomial infectious organism. J Hosp Infect 2006;62:278e284. Available online 12 May 2006
True or false:
5. Permanent indwelling devices have not been identified as a source of R. pickettii infection.
1. Ralstonia pickettii is a pathogen considered to have limited pathogenicity.
6. R. pickettii has been associated with morbidity.
2. Identify clinical specimens from which R. pickettii has been isolated.
7. Infection due to R. pickettii is related to underlying diseases.
3. R. pickettii has been found in multiple sources including water for injection in the hospital environment.
8. The major conditions that are associated with R. pickettii infection are bacteraemia/septicaemia and respiratory infections/pneumonia.
4. Disinfectants can eliminate R. pickettii from the hospital environment.
Summarizing the instructions from the Royal College of Pathologists: (1) One CPD point is allowed for each question and answer set (up to five questions and answers). (2) Answers must be recorded referenced back to the questions and recorded in the CPD portfolio. (3) It is essential that participants include the completed response form showing both questions and answers in their portfolio as these may be subject to audit by RCPath. For further information about the Royal College of Pathologists’ CPD scheme and credit allocation, please contact: Professional Standards Unit, CPD Section, Royal College of Pathologists, 2 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AF, UK. E-mail: [email protected] or visit http://www.rcpath.org 0195-6701/$ - see front matter doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2006.01.035