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Urinalysis and Body Fluids 6th Edition by Majorie DiLorenzo, Susan Strasinger
Edition 6ISBN: 0803641044Urinalysis and Body Fluids 6th Edition by Majorie DiLorenzo, Susan Strasinger
Edition 6ISBN: 0803641044In the urinalysis laboratory the primary source in the chain of infection would be:
A. Patients
B. Needlesticks
C. Specimens
D. Biohazardous waste
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Chain of infection:
Microorganisms are the infectious agents like bacteria, fungi, viral or parasitic infections.
• The process of how those microorganisms are being transmitted from one medium to another is called chain of infection.
• The chain of infection requires continuous link between host-infectious agent reservoir-portal of exit-transmission medium-portal of entry.
• The specimens (urine, blood) received in the urinalysis laboratory for testing, have abundant microorganisms from specimen, the microorganisms are transmitted to host (human, animals) through reservoir (where the microorganisms live).
o For example –infected patient, blood, insects, even human beings.
Therefore, “the specimens” are the primary sources in the process of chain of infection. Hence, the correct answer is option
.
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