CIC Infection Control Study Guide 2026–2027 | CBIC Prep & 200 Practice Questions

Prepare for the CBIC Certified in Infection Control (CIC®) exam with a complete study guide organized around the eight domains of CBIC's current content outline. Each chapter condenses what the exam tests into clear explanations, quick-reference tables, rate formulas, flowcharts, and schematics, from the chain of infection to sterilization monitoring.

This 123-page digital guide pairs a focused content review with two 100-question practice tests of scenario-based, exam-level questions, so you can practice the judgment the CIC exam rewards: applying NHSN definitions, calculating and interpreting rates and SIRs, running an outbreak investigation, choosing precautions, managing occupational exposures, and matching devices to the right reprocessing level.

What's Inside

• Exam overview: 150 questions (135 scored, 15 pretest) in two 90-minute sections, forward-only navigation, scaled scoring (700 to pass on a 300–900 scale), eligibility, fees, retakes, and recertification
• Processes to Identify Infectious Diseases: microbiology, the chain of infection, lab methods, colonization vs contamination vs infection, diagnostic stewardship, MDROs and C. auris, and special pathogens
• Surveillance and Epidemiologic Investigation: surveillance design and SMART goals, NHSN timeframes, incidence density, DUR, SIR, relative risk and odds ratios, control charts, genomic epidemiology, and outbreak steps with epidemic curves
• Preventing/Controlling Transmission: hand hygiene, PPE donning and doffing, safe injection practices, transmission-based precautions, CLABSI/CAUTI/VAE/SSI bundles, antimicrobial stewardship, and emergency preparedness
• Employee/Occupational Health: HCP immunization, TB screening, HBV/HCV/HIV post-exposure management, work restrictions, and sharps safety
• Management and Communication: annual risk assessment and IP plan, regulatory requirements, cost-avoidance math, SBAR, and QI tools (PDSA, FMEA, RCA, Lean, Six Sigma)
• Education and Research: adult learning, Kirkpatrick evaluation, study designs, bias, confounding, and critical appraisal
• Environment of Care: disinfectant selection, cleaning monitoring, ventilation, water management, the ICRA matrix, and regulated medical waste
• Cleaning, Disinfection, Sterilization: Spaulding classification, HLD, sterilization methods, biological and chemical indicators, and flexible endoscope reprocessing
• 8-, 4-, and 2-week study schedules, FAQs, forward-only test-taking strategies, and recommended resources
• 2 practice tests (200 questions) weighted like the exam's eight domains, with a separate answer key explaining every answer

Format

• Instant digital download (PDF), 8.5 × 11 in
• Clickable table of contents
• Print it or study on a tablet, laptop, or phone

Please note: This is a digital product. No physical item will be shipped.

CIC® and CBIC® are registered trademarks of the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Test Treasure Publication is not affiliated with or endorsed by CBIC or any testing organization; all exam and organization names referenced are trademarks of their respective owners.