All of the following are possible sources of nosocomial infection except
A) transfer of pathogenic microbes from a urethral catheter to a patient.
B) contamination of a surgical instrument in the surgical theater.
C) transfer of microbes through hand contact with a waitress in the coffee shop adjacent to the hospital.
D) placement of an image receptor against a patient wound during a portable examination.

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Nosocomial infections are infections that are acquired in a hospital or healthcare facility. The option C involving hand contact with a waitress in a coffee shop adjacent to the hospital is not a possible source of nosocomial infection because it occurred outside the healthcare facility. However, options A, B, and D all involve potential sources of transmission of pathogenic microbes within a hospital setting.

All of the Following Are Possible Sources of Nosocomial Infection