Universal precautions provide appropriate protection during autopsies of patients with infectious diseases
The current COVID-19 pandemic has raised concerns about the safety of laboratory personnel who handle tissue samples that harbor pathogens, including performing autopsies. While pathologists have performed autopsies on infected patients for centuries, universal precaution protocols to limit exposure...
- Autores:
- Tipo de recurso:
- Article of investigation
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2020
- Institución:
- Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano
- Repositorio:
- Expeditio: repositorio UTadeo
- Idioma:
- eng
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:expeditiorepositorio.utadeo.edu.co:20.500.12010/12302
- Acceso en línea:
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpath.2020.08.005
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12010/12302
- Palabra clave:
- Infectious diseases
Síndrome respiratorio agudo grave
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
Coronavirus
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- License
- Acceso restringido
| Summary: | The current COVID-19 pandemic has raised concerns about the safety of laboratory personnel who handle tissue samples that harbor pathogens, including performing autopsies. While pathologists have performed autopsies on infected patients for centuries, universal precaution protocols to limit exposure to pathogens were not developed until the 20th century. This paper reviews the history and effectiveness of universal precautions, with an emphasis on performing autopsies on COVID-19 patients. |
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