6th edition Certification Study Guide, Errata Please note the following corrections: Corrections as of 10/25/17 Chapter 3, Question 7: The now reads: reworded question When are IgM antibodies to Hepatitis A virus (HAV) detectable in the blood? Within 24 hours of exposure Within 3 weeks of exposure 30 days after exposure 8 to 12 weeks after exposure The correct answer is still B. The rationale is unchanged. Corrections as of 4/17/17 Practice Exam 1: Page 228: Option D for question 23 should read C Antibody Reworded choice – “Hepatitis Page 234: Due to a production error, this question appeared in Duplicate question/Revised rationale – both Practice Exam 1 (question 43) and Practice Exam 3 (question 1). Correct answer is B. 2, 4. Rationale should read antibiogram provides the Revised Rationale – “An percentage of samples for a given organism that were sensitive to certain antibiotics and can be unit-specific or reflect hospital-wide isolates. There should be at least 30 diagnostic isolates included in an antibiogram, with only the first isolate from each patient included. The greater the number of isolates, the more accurate the sensitivity results for the given organism. Therefore the antibiogram might not accurately reflect all resistant microbes isolated in the facility.” Page 268: In the fourth column in the rationale for question 23, the heading Corrected table heading – should be “Anti-HBs.” Corrections as of 3/14/17 Practice Exam 3: Page 392: The question should read of the following is the correct order Reworded question – “Which for disinfecting endoscopes?” Note: for cleaning endoscopes” is an inaccurate wording. “order
Certification Study Guide, 6th edition Errata Please note the following corrections: Corrections as of 10/25/17 Chapter 3, Question 7: The reworded question now reads: When are IgM antibodies to Hepatitis A virus (HAV) detectable in the blood? Within 24 hours of exposure Within 3 weeks of exposure 30 days after exposure 8 to 12 weeks after exposure The correct answer is still B. The rationale is unchanged. Corrections as of 4/17/17 Practice Exam 1: Page 228: Reworded choice – Option D for question 23 should read “Hepatitis C Antibody Page 234: Duplicate question/Revised rationale – Due to a production error, this question appeared in both Practice Exam 1 (question 43) and Practice Exam 3 (question 1). Revised Rationale – Correct answer is B. 2, 4. Rationale should read “An antibiogram provides the percentage of samples for a given organism that were sensitive to certain antibiotics and can be unit-specific or reflect hospital-wide isolates. There should be at least 30 diagnostic isolates included in an antibiogram, with only the first isolate from each patient included. The greater the number of isolates, the more accurate the sensitivity results for the given organism. Therefore the antibiogram might not accurately reflect all resistant microbes isolated in the facility.” Page 268: Corrected table heading – In the fourth column in the rationale for question 23, the heading should be “Anti-HBs.” Corrections as of 3/14/17 Practice Exam 3: Page 392: Reworded question – The question should read “Which of the following is the correct order for disinfecting endoscopes?” Note: “order for cleaning endoscopes” is an inaccurate wording.
Certification%20Study%20Guide_Errata_6th%20ed_10-25-17.docx