WoundSource Practice Accelerator:
Antimicrobial Stewardship 
 
Test your knowledge based on your learning from the materials provided in the WoundSource Practice Accelerator program on antimicrobial stewardship.

Approximately how many deaths occur annually in the United States related to antibiotic resistance?
10,000
20,000
35,000
150,000
What was the first antibiotic to be used in modern medicine?
Penicillin
Vancomycin
Azithromycin
Methicillin
How many major pharmaceutical companies currently invest funding into developing new antibiotics?
2
4
18
25
Which of the following dressings could be used to treat an infected wound?
Hydrogel-based dressings
Silver-impregnated dressings
Honey-impregnated dressings
All of the above
Which type of antimicrobial dressing works by binding bacteria at the wound surface?
Hydrogel-based dressings
Silver-based dressings
Dialkylcarbamoyl chloride (DACC)–coated dressings
All of the above
What percentage of contaminants does washing hands with soap remove?
90%
80%
70%
60%
When selecting a wound cleanser, what is a primary clinical concern?
Cost
Cytotoxicity
Availability
All of the above
Which of the following antimicrobial cleansers is chlorine-based?
Hypochlorous acid
Hypochlorite
Sodium hypochlorite
All of the above
What is the mechanism of action for the cleanser octenidine?
It is positively charged so it binds to the negatively charged cell walls of microorganisms
It is highly cytotoxic
It has a pH of 3
All of the above
What types of microorganisms are killed by hypochlorite solution/hypochlorous acid?
Vegetative bacteria
Bacterial spores
Aspergilli
All of the above
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