Cellular pathology in the COVID-19 era: a European perspective on maintaining quality and safety.
decontamination
laboratory personnel
safety
Journal
Journal of clinical pathology
ISSN: 1472-4146
Titre abrégé: J Clin Pathol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0376601
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jan 2021
Jan 2021
Historique:
received:
22
05
2020
accepted:
27
05
2020
pubmed:
3
6
2020
medline:
18
12
2020
entrez:
3
6
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
COVID-19 is a zoonotic viral infection that originated in Wuhan, China, in late 2019. WHO classified the resulting pandemic as a 'global health emergency' due to its virulence and propensity to cause acute respiratory distress syndrome. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on diagnostic laboratories, particularly those handling cell and tissue specimens. This development carries serious implications for laboratory practice in that safety of personnel has to be balanced against high-quality analysis and timely reporting of results. The aim of this article is to present some recommendations for the handling of such specimens in the preanalytical, analytical and postanalytical phases of laboratory testing and analysis in an era of high COVID-19 prevalence, such as that seen, for example, in the UK, Spain, Italy and France.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32482888
pii: jclinpath-2020-206789
doi: 10.1136/jclinpath-2020-206789
pmc: PMC7299655
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
64-66Informations de copyright
© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2021. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests: None declared.
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