Voltaire is correct to identify that instruments that come in contact with sterile parts of the body must require sterilization and is classified under which of the following category?
A)Non critical items
B)Semi-critical items
C)Critical items
D)Extremely critical items

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Critical Items
According to the Spaulding's classification of instruments based on their risk for infection after possible contamination and their need for sterilization, those instruments that come into contact with sterile parts of the human body that must require sterilization are classified under critical items. All the other choices do not accurately describe the instrument being described in the question stated above.

Voltaire Is Correct to Identify That Instruments That Come in Contact