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J Infect Dev Ctries
. 2022 Jan 31;16(1):49-56.
doi: 10.3855/jidc.13894.
Restraining SARS-CoV-2 in histopathology laboratory amid COVID-19 pandemic
Efosa Bolaji Odigie[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Abdulganiy Abu-Ubaid Zakariyya[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Nosa Terry Omorodion[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Blessing Emosho Ogeyehme[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Theophilus Ogie Erameh[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Fatima Bashir Shema[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Dahiru Falalu Ibrahim[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Oladoyin Atanda[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Oyedele Oyewumi Ajayi[SUP] 4 [/SUP], David Temitope Noah[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Abdullahi Alhaji Mairiga[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Abdulaziz Tahir Idris[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Sharafudeen Dahiru Abubakar[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Zakariyya Muhammad Bello[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Halima Saliu Aliu[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Medical laboratory personnel encounter diverse health and workplace-related hazards leading to severe health challenges including the ravaging SARS-CoV-2 infection, which is the causal agent of COVID-19. It was first announced in Wuhan, China in December 2019 but started to spread globally by late January 2020. COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent global spreading poses additional danger to healthcare personnel particularly the laboratorians. Other health practitioners may engage patients by observing social / physical distancing, but how laboratory staff observe or apply same rule to infectious samples remain a notable question. Activities of laboratorians result in repeated exposure at close interactions to patient's samples including SARS-CoV-2 infected specimens, which make them susceptible to COVID-19. Therefore, it is imperative to review mitigating measures in restraining possible exposure and spreading of SARS-CoV-2 in the best interest of laboratory staff and pathologists. It is against this backdrop that this paper intends to update readers on measures to restrain SARS-CoV-2 invasion in histopathology laboratory and deduce precautionary measures for observation by healthcare providers in COVID-19 era. Also discussed, is health hazards associated with histopathology laboratory with the objective of encouraging safety consciousness and safe laboratory practices in the face of COVID-19 pandemic.
Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; Coronavirus disease 2019; SARS-CoV-2 infection; laboratorians; laboratory disinfection; pathologists.
. 2022 Jan 31;16(1):49-56.
doi: 10.3855/jidc.13894.
Restraining SARS-CoV-2 in histopathology laboratory amid COVID-19 pandemic
Efosa Bolaji Odigie[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Abdulganiy Abu-Ubaid Zakariyya[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Nosa Terry Omorodion[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Blessing Emosho Ogeyehme[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Theophilus Ogie Erameh[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Fatima Bashir Shema[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Dahiru Falalu Ibrahim[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Oladoyin Atanda[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Oyedele Oyewumi Ajayi[SUP] 4 [/SUP], David Temitope Noah[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Abdullahi Alhaji Mairiga[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Abdulaziz Tahir Idris[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Sharafudeen Dahiru Abubakar[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Zakariyya Muhammad Bello[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Halima Saliu Aliu[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
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- PMID: 35192521
- DOI: 10.3855/jidc.13894
Abstract
Medical laboratory personnel encounter diverse health and workplace-related hazards leading to severe health challenges including the ravaging SARS-CoV-2 infection, which is the causal agent of COVID-19. It was first announced in Wuhan, China in December 2019 but started to spread globally by late January 2020. COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent global spreading poses additional danger to healthcare personnel particularly the laboratorians. Other health practitioners may engage patients by observing social / physical distancing, but how laboratory staff observe or apply same rule to infectious samples remain a notable question. Activities of laboratorians result in repeated exposure at close interactions to patient's samples including SARS-CoV-2 infected specimens, which make them susceptible to COVID-19. Therefore, it is imperative to review mitigating measures in restraining possible exposure and spreading of SARS-CoV-2 in the best interest of laboratory staff and pathologists. It is against this backdrop that this paper intends to update readers on measures to restrain SARS-CoV-2 invasion in histopathology laboratory and deduce precautionary measures for observation by healthcare providers in COVID-19 era. Also discussed, is health hazards associated with histopathology laboratory with the objective of encouraging safety consciousness and safe laboratory practices in the face of COVID-19 pandemic.
Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; Coronavirus disease 2019; SARS-CoV-2 infection; laboratorians; laboratory disinfection; pathologists.