All of the following are possible sources of nosocomial infection EXCEPT
A)transfer of pathogenic microbes from a Foley 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 unclean radiographic receptor against a patient wound during a portable examination.

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Hospital-acquired conditions are known as nosocomial infections (nosocomium is the Latin word for "hospital").These hospital acquired infections follow the chain of infection,but the links are limited to persons who are in contact within the microenvironment of the health care setting,exclusively.

All of the Following Are Possible Sources of Nosocomial Infection