Universal Precautions Provide Appropriate Protection during Autopsies of Patients with Infectious Diseases

The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has raised concerns about the safety of laboratory personnel who handle tissue samples that harbor pathogens, including those performing autopsies. While pathologists have performed autopsies on infected decedents for centuries, universal prec...

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Autores principales: Kritselis, Michael, Remick, Daniel G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Investigative Pathology 2020
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Biological Perspectives
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7437536/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32827462
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpath.2020.08.005
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description The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has raised concerns about the safety of laboratory personnel who handle tissue samples that harbor pathogens, including those performing autopsies. While pathologists have performed autopsies on infected decedents for centuries, universal precaution protocols for limiting exposure to pathogens were not developed until the 20th century. This article reviews the history and effectiveness of universal precautions, with an emphasis on performing autopsies on COVID-19 decedents.
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spelling pubmed-74375362020-08-20 Universal Precautions Provide Appropriate Protection during Autopsies of Patients with Infectious Diseases Kritselis, Michael Remick, Daniel G. Am J Pathol Biological Perspectives The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has raised concerns about the safety of laboratory personnel who handle tissue samples that harbor pathogens, including those performing autopsies. While pathologists have performed autopsies on infected decedents for centuries, universal precaution protocols for limiting exposure to pathogens were not developed until the 20th century. This article reviews the history and effectiveness of universal precautions, with an emphasis on performing autopsies on COVID-19 decedents. American Society for Investigative Pathology 2020-11 /pmc/articles/PMC7437536/ /pubmed/32827462 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpath.2020.08.005 Text en © 2020 American Society for Investigative Pathology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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title_fullStr Universal Precautions Provide Appropriate Protection during Autopsies of Patients with Infectious Diseases
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title_sort universal precautions provide appropriate protection during autopsies of patients with infectious diseases
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