Which of the following is an example of indirect contact transmission involving fomites?
a. Use of a sterile needle on a pneumonia patient
b. Use of a dirty laryngoscope blade on an-other patient
c. Drinking tap water
d. Inhaling tuberculosis pathogens in the emergency department
ANS: B
Instruments that have been inadequately cleaned between patients before disinfection or sterili-zation are an example of indirect contact transmission involving fomites.
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