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• To make impure, infected, corrupt, etc, by contact with or addition of something; to pollute something. When a foreign material invades another material, either intentionally, by accident, or as a consequence of another set of actions. Cross contamination is where someone or something that is already contaminated transfers the contamination to another person or object.

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  contamination. (n.d.). HAI Glossary for Healthcare Data and Reporting. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/contamination.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  contamination. www.cdc.gov. HAI Glossary for Healthcare Data and Reporting. CDC. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/contamination (accessed: March 28, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "contamination." HAI Glossary for Healthcare Data and Reporting. CDC. 28 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/contamination.

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