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

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

Answer

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

Answer

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

Answer

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

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