Learning Activity 5: Self Assessment, Evaluation, and Credit Application Form

Please note that to receive credit you must achieve a score of at least 80%.

Physicians/Physician Assistants: Certificate of Credit will be emailed within 4 weeks of successful completion of the activity.

Pharmacists: The information that you participated will be uploaded to CPE Monitor and you will be able to access your credits from the profile you set up with NABP. For more information, please visit http://www.nabp.net/.

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1. All of the following are considered to be high-risk antimicrobials for C. difficile infection except:

Second- and third-generation cephalosporins.

Fluoroquinolones.

Metronidazole.

Clindamycin.

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2. Antimicrobial stewardship interventions are appropriate for which of the following settings?

Acute care institutions

Long-term care facilities

Outpatient clinics

All of the above

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3. Antimicrobial stewardship interventions aimed to reduce the inappropriate use of antimicrobials include all of the following except:

Universal antimicrobial prophylaxis to prevent infections.

Prospective audit and feedback.

Antimicrobial restriction and pre-authorization.

Education of healthcare providers.

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4. An investigational approach aimed at the primary prevention of C. difficile infection is:

C. difficile vaccine.

Monoclonal antibodies against C. difficile toxin.

Fecal microbiota transplantation.

Introduction of a non-toxigenic strain of C. difficile.

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5. A major modifiable risk factor for C. difficile infection is:

Patient age.

Antimicrobial exposure.

Presence of comorbidities.

Prior C. difficile infection.