A 3 year-old child is admitted to the pediatric unit for meningococcal conjunctivitis from a Neisseria meningitides infection. Which of the following statements is true regarding infection control interventions for this type of infection?

Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu

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Question

A 3 year-old child is admitted to the pediatric unit for meningococcal conjunctivitis from a   Neisseria meningitides  infection. Which of the following statements is true regarding infection control interventions for this type of infection? 
 
   Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu   
 
 ID: 137304

Accepted Answer

Family members of the child should begin chemoprophylaxis

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The nurse does not need to notify public health if the infection is being treated

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The nurse should notify the child's playgroup from 2 weeks prior to inform them regarding the risk of infection

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The child should be on isolation up to a week after the start of antimicrobial therapy

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