A 16-month-old female patient is seen with her father by an ENT specialist. The father reports that she has a cold and runny nose. The nasal discharge is yellow and purulent. Although the patient was uncooperative during the exam, the physician was able to visualize a foreign object wedged between the superior and middle turbinates in her left nostril. He calls a surgery center to schedule removal of the object the next afternoon. Will the surgical technologist be required to employ sterile technique for the procedure?

A 16-month-old female patient is seen with her father by an ENT specialist. The father reports that she has a cold and runny nose. The nasal discharge is yellow and purulent. Although the patient was uncooperative during the exam, the physician was able to visualize a foreign object wedged between the superior and middle turbinates in her left nostril. He calls a surgery center to schedule removal of the object the next afternoon. Will the surgical technologist be required to employ sterile technique for the procedure?

Microbiology for Surgical Technologists (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter22: Emerging, Recurring, And Reappearing Diseases

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