| Exam Code/Number: | CICJoin the discussion |
| Exam Name: | CBIC Certified Infection Control Exam |
| Certification: | CBIC |
| Question Number: | 302 |
| Publish Date: | Sep 05, 2026 |
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What data should be collected and analyzed as part of a syndromic surveillance program?
An infection preventionist is reviewing practices in a facility's food preparation department. Which of the following practices should be revised?
A healthy long-term employee with a history of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination has a Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) result of 7 mm induration. The current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations include which of the following?
Assume the mean age of onset for patients with tuberculosis (TB) is 62 years, with one standard deviation of
5 years, and the age of onset follows a normal distribution. What is the percentage of patients expected to have the age of onset ranging from 57 to 67 years?
An 84-year-old male with a gangrenous foot is admitted to the hospital from an extended-care facility (ECF).
The ECF is notified that the wound grew Enterococcus faecium with the following antibiotic sensitivity results:
ampicillin - R
vancomycin - R
penicillin - R
linezolid - S
This is the fourth Enterococcus species cultured from residents within the same ECF wing in the past month.
The other cultures were from two urine specimens and a draining wound. The Infection Preventionist (IP) should immediately:
