You are on the infection control committee at your hospital. You are looking into three cases of hospital-acquired infective endocarditis among a specific classification of patient
What classification of patient is at risk for hospital-acquired endocarditis?
A) Hemodialysis patients
B) Patients on immunoglobulins
C) Patients who need in and out catheterization
D) Chemotherapy patients
Ans: A
Feedback: Hospital-acquired infective endocarditis occurs most often in patients with debilitating disease or indwelling catheters and in patients who are receiving hemodialysis or prolonged IV fluid or antibiotic therapy. Patients taking immunosuppressive medications or corticosteroids are more susceptible to fungal endocarditis. Patients on immunoglobulins, those who need in and out catheterization, and chemotherapy patients are not at increased risk for nosocomial infective endocarditis.
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