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AInfluenza virus, adenovirus and rhinovirus
BNorovirus, C. difficile and VRE colonization
CExcessive wound drainage and fecal incontinence
DMeasles, chickenpox and M. tuberculosis
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Measles, chickenpox and M. tuberculosis
1. Airborne Precautions cover agents that stay infectious over long distances while suspended in air.
2. Rubeola virus for measles, varicella virus for chickenpox and M. tuberculosis are named in that group.
3. Influenza virus, adenovirus and rhinovirus are named under Droplet Precautions instead.
4. Norovirus, C. difficile and VRE contaminate the environment and drive Contact Precautions, as does heavy wound drainage.
_Source: CDC Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings (2007), Part III, section III.B.3. Airborne precautions_
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