CIC (Irrigation Association Certifications) case studies
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The CIC® credential - Certification in Infection Prevention and Control - is administered by the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (CBIC®), an independent certifying body. The CIC case studies are 5 cases and about 2,661 words.
1KPC-Klebsiella Cluster in a Surgical ICU
A 420-bed tertiary hospital’s surgical ICU has identified four patients with Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing K. pneumoniae over six weeks.
638 words, about 3 min2Norovirus Attack Rates in a Long-Term Care Facility
A 120-bed long-term care facility reports 42 residents and 8 staff with acute vomiting or diarrhea over five days. The facility has two dining rooms: residents in Wing A eat in Dining Room 1 (60 residents; 30 ill) and Wing B eat in Dining Room 2 (60 residents; 12 ill).
572 words, about 3 min3Measles Exposure in the Emergency Department
A 32-year-old man presents to a 250-bed community hospital ED with fever, cough, coryza, and a maculopapular rash that began today. He waited in the general waiting area for 3 hours before triage because the ED was busy; he was masked only after triage.
528 words, about 3 min4Hepatitis B Exposure in a Vaccinated Nurse
An ICU nurse sustains a hollow-bore needlestick while recapping a needle after drawing blood from a patient with known chronic hepatitis B. The source patient is HBsAg positive, HBeAg negative, and HBV DNA 500 IU/mL.
476 words, about 2 min5Legionella Cluster and a Media Inquiry
A 300-bed hospital has identified four cases of Legionnaires’ disease among inpatients over six months; two were in a new patient tower that opened 18 months ago. The hospital’s water management team found Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 at 3,000 CFU/mL in a potable water sample from the new tower’s ice machine and at 500 CFU/mL in a shower.
447 words, about 2 min