Question 73 (part 2) · LEK · Hospital-acquired infections

As defined in the Act of 5th December, 2008 on Combating Infections and Infectious diseases in humans, hospital infection is:

  1. A. this, which occurred in connection with the provision of health services in the situation when the disease did not remain at the time of provision of health services in the incubation period or occurred after the provision of health services, in the period of time not longer than the longest period of its incubation.
  2. B. this, which occurred in connection with the provision of health services in the situation when the disease did not remain at the time of provision of health services in the incubation period or occurred after the provision of health services, within a period not exceeding seven days from the date of the last health service.
  3. C. this, which occurred in connection with the provision of health services in the situation when the disease did not remain at the time of provision of health services in the incubation period and occurred after the provision of health services, within a period of time reflecting the average incubation period in a given population.
  4. D. an infection with a drug-resistant micro-organism that has occurred in connection with the provision of health services, in the situation, when the disease did not remain at the time of provision of health services during the incubation period or occurred after the provision of health services within a period of time not exceeding its average incubation period.
  5. E. an infection that has occurred in connection with the provision of health services by personnel with documented disease carriers, in the situation, when the disease did not remain at the time of provision of health services during the incubation period or occurred after the provision of health services in a period of time not longer than the longest period of its incubation.
Hint

The statutory time limit is tied to the incubation period of the specific disease; check whether it is the average or the maximum.

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