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Handling and Processing of Blood Specimens from Patients with COVID-19 for Safe Studies on Cell Phenotype and Cytokine Storm.
- Source :
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Cytometry. Part A : the journal of the International Society for Analytical Cytology [Cytometry A] 2020 Jul; Vol. 97 (7), pp. 668-673. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Apr 10. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- The pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 heavily involves all those working in a laboratory. Samples from known infected patients or donors who are considered healthy can arrive, and a colleague might be asymptomatic but able to transmit the virus. Working in a clinical laboratory is posing several safety challenges. Few years ago, International Society for Advancement of Cytometry published guidelines to safely analyze and sort human samples that were revised in these days. We describe the procedures that we have been following since the first patient appeared in Italy, which have only slightly modified our standard one, being all human samples associated with risks. © 2020 International Society for Advancement of Cytometry.<br /> (© 2020 International Society for Advancement of Cytometry.)
- Subjects :
- COVID-19
Cytokine Release Syndrome blood
Flow Cytometry methods
Humans
Italy
Masks
Occupational Exposure prevention & control
Pandemics
Protective Clothing
SARS-CoV-2
Betacoronavirus
Coronavirus Infections blood
Medical Laboratory Personnel
Occupational Health
Pneumonia, Viral blood
Specimen Handling methods
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1552-4930
- Volume :
- 97
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Cytometry. Part A : the journal of the International Society for Analytical Cytology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32275124
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cyto.a.24009