Infection prevention: practice question

A Microbiology question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Microbiology · Infection prevention

Sample item

What is the most effective routine measure to reduce healthcare-associated transmission?

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The answer and the reasoning

C. Hand hygiene

The key Infection prevention principle identifies Hand hygiene as the best answer because it most directly accounts for the mechanism, use, or laboratory finding described.

Option by option

  • A. Routine antibiotics for everyone

    Routine antibiotics for everyone may have another clinical role but is not supported by this clue.

  • B. Avoiding surface cleaning

    Avoiding surface cleaning is inconsistent with the requested mechanism or identification.

  • C. Hand hygiene (correct)

    Correct. Hand hygiene matches the decisive principle in this item.

  • D. Sharing gloves between patients

    Sharing gloves between patients does not fit the stated infection prevention relationship.

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What is the answer to this Microbiology question?

The best answer is C, Hand hygiene. The key Infection prevention principle identifies Hand hygiene as the best answer because it most directly accounts for the mechanism, use, or laboratory finding described.

Why is "Routine antibiotics for everyone" not the answer?

Routine antibiotics for everyone may have another clinical role but is not supported by this clue.

Why is "Avoiding surface cleaning" not the answer?

Avoiding surface cleaning is inconsistent with the requested mechanism or identification.

Why is "Sharing gloves between patients" not the answer?

Sharing gloves between patients does not fit the stated infection prevention relationship.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Infection prevention in Microbiology. The correct option holds because: Correct. Hand hygiene matches the decisive principle in this item.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Infection prevention?

Make a one-line identity card for each organism: shape and stain, defining test, toxin, disease and drug. Then use the flashcards and the other Microbiology questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.