Clinical Laboratory Biosafety Gaps: Lessons Learned from Past Outbreaks Reveal a Path to a Safer Future
Cornish NE, Anderson NL, Arambula DG, Arduino MJ, Bryan A, Burton NC, Chen B, Dickson BA, Giri JG, Griffith NK, Pentella MA, Salerno RM, Sandhu P, Snyder JW, Tormey CA, Wagar EA, Weirich EG, Campbell S. Clinical Laboratory Biosafety Gaps: Lessons Learned from Past Outbreaks Reveal a Path to a Safer Future. Clinical Microbiology Reviews 2021, 34: 10.1128/cmr.00126-18. PMID: 34105993, PMCID: PMC8262806, DOI: 10.1128/cmr.00126-18.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsClinical laboratoriesPatient specimensPersonal protective equipmentHospital clinical laboratoriesPatient deathInfectious disease outbreaksInfectious agentsReliable laboratory testingBiocontainment unitPatient careTest utilizationOngoing outbreakProtective equipmentClinical laboratory professionalsAnatomic pathologySpecimen collectionEbola outbreakPublic healthLaboratory professionalsImportance of biosafetyPast outbreaksOutbreakLaboratory testingDisease outbreaksCompetency assessment