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Last updated 2026-11-02 · CDC infection-prevention guidance

Question 1 of 20 · Domain IV

An infection-prevention coordinator is explaining why the practice keeps sterilizer-cycle monitoring records. Which explanation is supported by CDC guidance?

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A. Keeping completed monitoring records guarantees that wrapped instruments remain sterile, so separate package-integrity checks are no longer needed.B. Keeping completed monitoring records replaces internal chemical indicators, because a record can show that the sterilizer was used.C. If a sterilizer problem is found later, the records can help determine whether an instrument recall is necessary.D. If completed monitoring records are kept, periodic spore tests can replace mechanical and chemical monitoring of the sterilization process.

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