Match the preventative measure to the infectious agent it can help limit:
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A patient’s lab data report has come back with a positive ELISA for pneumococcal C polysaccharide from CSF samples. The MOST appropriate next step for a health professional to recommend is to (NCLEX/HESI/TEAS)

a. culture from the CSF sample to test for antibiotic resistance.

b. administer tetracycline.

c. administer cephalosporin.

d. wait for RT-PCR confirmation before antibiotic treatment.

A patient under one year old is vomiting, drowsy, floppy (flaccid), and unresponsive. Both infant botulism and infant meningitis caused by other bacteria are suspected. Which piece of information would best help narrow down the possible diagnosis? (NCLEX/HESI/TEAS)

a. The child has spent almost no time outside the home.

b. The child is being breast-fed.

c. The child was born one month ago.

d. The child has a very high fever.

CSF glucose levels are often assessed to differentiate between bacterial and viral meningitis. This is because

a. bacteria cells use glucose and lower the overall concentration in the CSF.

b. viral meningitis causes inflammation that blocks glucose transport into the CSF.

c. viral infection of the meninges causes cell lysis, releasing glucose into the CSF.

d. None of the above.

Undercooked poultry is commonly a source of infection caused by ____________ bacteria or by ____________ bacteria.

Which of the following pathogens are not associated with foodborne infections?

a. Salmonella

b. Shigella

c. Campylobacter jejuni

d. Bacillus cereus

e. Escherichia coli

Describe one way to prevent hookworm infection by N. americanus.

True or False: Clostridioides difficile cases are usually associated with a prior antibiotic therapy.

What is the main symptom of Vibrio cholerae infection and how is this infection best treated?