RoleClassFomite

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URL
http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-RoleClassFomite
Version
3.0.0
PublisherHealth Level Seven InternationalDate2014-03-26Description

**Description:** A fomite is a non-living entity that is capable of conveying exposure agent from one entity to another. A doorknob contaminated with a Norovirus is an example of a fomite. Anyone touching the doorknob would be exposed to the virus. The scoper of the role must be the exposure agent (e.g., pathogen).

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FOMITEfomitehttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-RoleClass