A Sterile Item Is Free of

question 8

Multiple Choice

A sterile item is free of

• A) microbes, viruses, AND prions.
• B) microbes, endospores, AND viruses.
• C) endospores, viruses, AND prions.
• D) microbes, endospores, AND prions.
• E) prions only.

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