Question 17: This term describes when a private room is not available. Patients infected with the same organism (and no other) can share a room. Select one: a. co-habitat b. cohorting c. colonization d. none of the above

Answer

The correct answer is b. cohorting. In medical and infection control settings, cohorting is the practice of grouping patients together who are infected or colonized with the same infectious agent to confine their care to one area and prevent contact with susceptible patients. This is typically implemented when private rooms are unavailable. Options a and c are incorrect because 'co-habitat' is not a standard clinical term for this practice, and 'colonization' refers to the presence of microorganisms on or in a body without causing disease.