Restraining SARS-CoV-2 in histopathology laboratory amid COVID-19 pandemic
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...
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| author | Efosa Bolaji Odigie Abdulganiy Abu-Ubaid Zakariyya Nosa Terry Omorodion Blessing Emosho Ogeyehme Theophilus Ogie Erameh Fatima Bashir Shema Dahiru Falalu Ibrahim Oladoyin Atanda Oyedele Oyewumi Ajayi David Temitope Noah Abdullahi Alhaji Mairiga Abdulaziz Tahir Idris Sharafudeen Dahiru Abubakar Zakariyya Muhammad Bello Halima Saliu Aliu |
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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.
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| spelling | doaj-art-1634f1107c3e4d5e86991b167cdaf4a02025-08-20T03:52:43ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802022-01-01160110.3855/jidc.13894Restraining SARS-CoV-2 in histopathology laboratory amid COVID-19 pandemicEfosa Bolaji Odigie0Abdulganiy Abu-Ubaid Zakariyya1Nosa Terry Omorodion2Blessing Emosho Ogeyehme3Theophilus Ogie Erameh4Fatima Bashir Shema5Dahiru Falalu Ibrahim6Oladoyin Atanda7Oyedele Oyewumi Ajayi8David Temitope Noah9Abdullahi Alhaji Mairiga10Abdulaziz Tahir Idris11Sharafudeen Dahiru Abubakar12Zakariyya Muhammad Bello13Halima Saliu Aliu14Histopathology Unit, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, University of Benin, Benin City; Edo State, NigeriaHistopathology Unit, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, University of Benin, Benin City; Edo State, NigeriaHistopathology Unit, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, University of Benin, Benin City; Edo State, NigeriaHistopathology Unit, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, University of Benin, Benin City; Edo State, NigeriaHistopathology Unit, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, University of Benin, Benin City; Edo State, NigeriaDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Kano State, NigeriaDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Kano State, NigeriaHistopathology Unit, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, University of Benin, Benin City; Edo State, NigeriaHistopathology Unit, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Igbinedion University Okada, Okada; Edo State, NigeriaDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Kano State, NigeriaHistopathology Unit, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Federal University Lafia, Lafia; Nasarawa State, NigeriaDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Kano State, NigeriaDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria; Kaduna State, NigeriaDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria; Kaduna State, NigeriaHistopathology Unit, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, University of Benin, Benin City; Edo State, Nigeria 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. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/13894Coronavirus disease 2019COVID-19 pandemiclaboratory disinfectionSARS-CoV-2 infectionpathologistslaboratorians |
| spellingShingle | Efosa Bolaji Odigie Abdulganiy Abu-Ubaid Zakariyya Nosa Terry Omorodion Blessing Emosho Ogeyehme Theophilus Ogie Erameh Fatima Bashir Shema Dahiru Falalu Ibrahim Oladoyin Atanda Oyedele Oyewumi Ajayi David Temitope Noah Abdullahi Alhaji Mairiga Abdulaziz Tahir Idris Sharafudeen Dahiru Abubakar Zakariyya Muhammad Bello Halima Saliu Aliu Restraining SARS-CoV-2 in histopathology laboratory amid COVID-19 pandemic Journal of Infection in Developing Countries Coronavirus disease 2019 COVID-19 pandemic laboratory disinfection SARS-CoV-2 infection pathologists laboratorians |
| title | Restraining SARS-CoV-2 in histopathology laboratory amid COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full | Restraining SARS-CoV-2 in histopathology laboratory amid COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Restraining SARS-CoV-2 in histopathology laboratory amid COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Restraining SARS-CoV-2 in histopathology laboratory amid COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_short | Restraining SARS-CoV-2 in histopathology laboratory amid COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_sort | restraining sars cov 2 in histopathology laboratory amid covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | Coronavirus disease 2019 COVID-19 pandemic laboratory disinfection SARS-CoV-2 infection pathologists laboratorians |
| url | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/13894 |
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