The basis for standard precautions during blood collections is that:
A. any patient may be a carrier of an infectious disease.
B. every patient is a carrier of infectious disease.
C. it helps keep the patient calm.
D. the phlebotomist is a carrier of infectious disease.
Answer: A
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