Prion Disease Risk Perception in Canadian Medical Laboratories
BACKGROUND: There are no national guidelines specific for handling prion-associated specimens in Canadian medical laboratories. Medical laboratory workers may perceive themselves at risk of prion transmission and, on occasion, decline to process such specimens.
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| Series: | Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
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| description | BACKGROUND: There are no national guidelines specific for handling prion-associated specimens in Canadian medical laboratories. Medical laboratory workers may perceive themselves at risk of prion transmission and, on occasion, decline to process such specimens. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8a8f8a63a14640ac92d08448331b41c02025-08-20T03:37:51ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322012-01-01232e31e3510.1155/2012/604308Prion Disease Risk Perception in Canadian Medical LaboratoriesJane A Buxton0Bonnie Henry1Aiza Waheed2Alexis Crabtree3BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaBC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaBC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaBC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaBACKGROUND: There are no national guidelines specific for handling prion-associated specimens in Canadian medical laboratories. Medical laboratory workers may perceive themselves at risk of prion transmission and, on occasion, decline to process such specimens.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/604308 |
| spellingShingle | Jane A Buxton Bonnie Henry Aiza Waheed Alexis Crabtree Prion Disease Risk Perception in Canadian Medical Laboratories Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
| title | Prion Disease Risk Perception in Canadian Medical Laboratories |
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