Which of the Following Is an Example of Indirect Contact

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of indirect contact transmission involving fomites?

• A) Use of a sterile needle on a pneumonia patient
• B) Use of a dirty laryngoscope blade on another patient
• C) Drinking tap water
• D) Inhaling tuberculosis pathogens in the emergency department

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