CBIC CIC case studies
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The Certification in Infection Prevention and Control (CIC®) is a professional credential issued by the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology (CBIC). It is intended for infection preventionists - in hospitals, long-term care and other facility types - who want independent verification of their IPC knowledge. The CBIC CIC case studies are 5 cases and about 4,098 words.
1Five CRKP Isolates in a Medical ICU After a Lab Method Change
The 24-bed medical ICU has had 5 patients with carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) isolated from clinical cultures between March 1 and April 12, compared with 1 such isolate in the previous 12 months. The ICU logged 1,850 patient-days during this period.
763 words, about 4 min2Measles Exposure in an Emergency Department Waiting Room
At 14:05 a 34-year-old man walks into a community hospital ED with 3 days of fever, cough, coryza, and a maculopapular rash that began on his face and spread to his trunk. He is triaged to the waiting room, where he sits for 2 hours 50 minutes before being placed in a negative-pressure room; measles is confirmed by PCR three days later.
782 words, about 4 min3Needlestick from a Patient with HBV, HCV, and Pending HIV Status
At 02:20 a night-shift RN sustains a hollow-bore needlestick while recapping a butterfly needle after drawing blood from a patient admitted with cellulitis and a history of injection drug use. The source patient's chart shows HBsAg positive, HBeAg negative, HBV DNA 12,000 IU/mL drawn 3 months ago, HCV antibody positive with HCV RNA 1,200,000 IU/mL, and an HIV-1/2 antigen/antibody test from admission that is still pending.
799 words, about 4 min4Duodenoscope Reprocessing Lapses and a Look-Back Decision
A 350-bed hospital's endoscopy suite uses an automated endoscope reprocessor (AER) with peracetic acid for its duodenoscopes. During a routine audit, the IP finds that minimum effective concentration (MEC) test strips were not documented for 47 of 180 cycles over 10 weeks, and that a 'cycle aborted' alarm was overridden by a technician on at least three occasions, after which the scopes were used.
862 words, about 4 min5C. difficile Positivity Doubles After a Testing Change
A 280-bed hospital's C. difficile testing moved from a two-step algorithm (GDH antigen plus toxin EIA, with NAAT only for discordant results) to standalone NAAT on November 1.
892 words, about 4 min