Why Is It Recommended to Keep Locker Rooms and Sports

question 45

Multiple Choice

Why is it recommended to keep locker rooms and sports equipment clean?

• A) Staph infections can spread by surface contact.
• B) A person colonized with S.aureus may have used the equipment previously.
• C) Athletes may have open wounds that are more susceptible to infection.
• D) It helps to reduce the transmission of antibiotic-resistant infections.
• E) All of the above.

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