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A pilot survey of the U.S. medical waste industry to determine training needs for safely handling highly infectious waste

BACKGROUND: The recent Ebola outbreak led to the development of Ebola virus disease (EVD) best practices in clinical settings. However, after the care of EVD patients, proper medical waste management and disposal was identified as a crucial component to containing the virus. Category A waste—contami...

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Autores principales: Le, Aurora B., Hoboy, Selin, Germain, Anne, Miller, Hal, Thompson, Richard, Herstein, Jocelyn J., Jelden, Katelyn C., Beam, Elizabeth L., Gibbs, Shawn G., Lowe, John J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7132720/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28958444
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2017.08.017