Medical waste management practice during the 2019-2020 novel coronavirus pandemic: Experience in a general hospital

It is currently a critical period for the prevention and control of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the medical waste disposal could be an important way to control the source of infection, standardization, and strict implementation of the management of COVID-19 related medical waste should be with care...

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Autores principales: Peng, Jie, Wu, Xunlian, Wang, Rongli, Li, Cui, Zhang, Qing, Wei, Daiqing
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. 2020
Materias:
Practice Forum
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7267792/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32504761
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2020.05.035
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Sumario:It is currently a critical period for the prevention and control of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the medical waste disposal could be an important way to control the source of infection, standardization, and strict implementation of the management of COVID-19 related medical waste should be with careful consideration to reduce the risk of epidemic within hospitals. This study illustrates the practice of medical waste disposal responding to the 2019-2020 novel coronavirus pandemic.

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