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Which assumption underlies the Standard Precautions recommendations?
AEvery person may be infected or colonized
BEvery person has been screened before entry
CEvery person carries a resistant organism
DEvery person needs a single-patient room
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Every person may be infected or colonized
1. The instruction is to assume that every person is potentially infected or colonized with an organism that could be transmitted in healthcare.
2. That assumption is what makes the practices apply during the delivery of care to everyone.
3. Screening cannot deliver this, since laboratory confirmation lags behind the care already given.
4. Assuming a resistant organism in everyone, or a single room for everyone, goes further than the assumption stated and is not workable.
_Source: CDC Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings (2007), Part III, section IV. Standard Precautions_
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