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Infection Control · single question

A patient with hepatitis C requires dental treatment. The correct infection-control approach is:

  1. Standard precautions (the same used for every patient)
  2. Place the patient in a negative-pressure isolation room
  3. Treat only in a hospital operating room
  4. Refuse treatment
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Correct answer: A. Standard precautions (the same used for every patient)

  • A. Correct. Hepatitis C is bloodborne; standard precautions (used universally for ALL patients) are sufficient — no special isolation is required.
  • B. Airborne isolation is for respiratory pathogens (e.g., TB), not bloodborne HCV.
  • C. Routine care does not require a hospital OR.
  • D. Refusing care for a treatable patient who can be managed with standard precautions is inappropriate (and discriminatory).

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