An IR can be a source of infection through:

An IR can be a source of infection through:

• A. Droplet transmission
• B. Indirect contact
• C. Direct contact
• D. Airborne transmission

Answer: (C)

An image receptor can become a reservoir for pathogens when it becomes contaminated by a patient. The way infection would spread here is indirect contact: the contaminated IR touches surfaces or the radiographer’s hands, and then those pathogens can be transferred to the radiographer’s mucous membranes or to another patient if proper hand hygiene or decontamination isn’t performed. The IR isn’t a carrier that generates droplets or aerosols, so droplet and airborne routes aren’t the typical mechanisms here, and it isn’t a direct person-to-person contact. Controlling this route means cleaning and disinfecting the equipment and practicing good hand hygiene to prevent transfer.

An image receptor can become a reservoir for pathogens when it becomes contaminated by a patient. The way infection would spread here is indirect contact: the contaminated IR touches surfaces or the radiographer’s hands, and then those pathogens can be transferred to the radiographer’s mucous membranes or to another patient if proper hand hygiene or decontamination isn’t performed. The IR isn’t a carrier that generates droplets or aerosols, so droplet and airborne routes aren’t the typical mechanisms here, and it isn’t a direct person-to-person contact. Controlling this route means cleaning and disinfecting the equipment and practicing good hand hygiene to prevent transfer.