Cleansing the venipuncture site before collection of blood culture specimens usually involves the use of: isopropyl alcohol and peroxide ethyl alcohol and peroxide isopropyl alcohol and chlorhexidine gluconate ethyl alcohol and chlorophenol

Respuesta :

Answer:

C) isopropyl alcohol and chlorhexidine gluconate

Explanation:

The World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines mandate that the venipuncture site be cleaned with an alcohol swab of 70 percent alcohol.

Document H3-A6 is also recommended by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) that skin disinfection with 70% isopropyl alcohol or ethanol is required before venipuncturing tosterile the skin surface. chlorhexidine gluconate  is a good repacment of isopropyl alcohol, hence used at venipuncture site.

Hence, the correct option is C.