Which of the Following Statements Are True About Infection Control

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements are true about infection control?

• A) Semmelweiss encouraged physicians to go directly from autopsies to examining women in labor without changing their white coats in hopes of reducing puerperal fever.
• B) Surgery which uses asceptic technique increases surgical wound infections
• C) Lister aided infection control by encouraging wounds to be left open to the air instead of using bandages.
• D) Semmelweiss was ridiculed by physicians for his suggestion that physicians should wash their hands and adopt more sanitary practices before seeing patients.

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