When a staphylococcal infection is passed between patients due to health-care workers not washing their hands,this represents an example of:

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The chain of infection describes the pathway of infection between a source, a susceptible host, and a mode of transmission. In this scenario, the health-care workers are the mode of transmission and are passing the infection between patients. Proper hand hygiene would break the chain of infection and prevent the spread of the infection.

When a Staphylococcal Infection Is Passed Between Patients Due to Health-Care