The nurse on the hospital's infection control committee is looking into two cases of hospital-acquired infective endocarditis among a specific classification of patients
What classification of patients would be at greatest risk for hospital-acquired endocarditis?
A) Hemodialysis patients
B) Patients on immunoglobulins
C) Patients who undergo intermittent urinary catheterization
D) Children under the age of 12
Ans: A
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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 children are not at increased risk for nosocomial infective endocarditis.
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