Urinalysis and Body Fluids 6th Edition by Majorie DiLorenzo, Susan Strasinger

Exercise 6

The best way to break the chain of infection is:

A. Hand sanitizing

B. Personal protective equipment

C. Aerosol prevention

D. Decontamination

Step 1 of 2

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.

Hand sanitizing:

• It refers to the cleansing of hands thoroughly using antiseptic liquids or soaps after contacting the patients and after removing the gloves.

o This helps to avoid the spreading of microorganisms from one person to another.

• The chain of infection is broken when sanitizing the hand.

Therefore, to break the chain of infection, the best way is “hand sanitizing”. Hence, the correct answer is option.