Question

51 multiple choice 1 point in an outbreak involving multidrug - resistant organisms, how should environmental cleaning protocols be modified? decrease cleaning intervals to avoid overexposure to chemicals focus only on patient areas and ignore shared equipment increase cleaning frequency and use disinfectants effective against resistant strains switch solely to ultraviolet disinfection methods clear my selection

Explanation:

In an outbreak of multidrug - resistant organisms, increasing cleaning frequency and using disinfectants effective against resistant strains helps reduce the spread by eliminating the organisms from the environment. Decreasing cleaning intervals to avoid chemical overexposure is not relevant; ignoring shared equipment is risky as it can be a source of transmission; relying solely on ultraviolet disinfection may not be sufficient as it may not reach all areas and may not be effective against all resistant strains.

Answer:

C. Increase cleaning frequency and use disinfectants effective against resistant strains