All of the Following Are Possible Sources of Nosocomial Infection

question 24

Multiple Choice

All of the following are possible sources of nosocomial infection except

• A) transfer of pathogenic microbes from a urethral catheter to a patient.
• B) contamination of a surgical instrument in the surgical theater.
• C) transfer of microbes through hand contact with a waitress in the coffee shop adjacent to the hospital.
• D) placement of an image receptor against a patient wound during a portable examination.

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