Interim laboratory biosafety guidelines for handling and processing specimens associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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Interim laboratory biosafety guidelines for handling and processing specimens associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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Oct. 28, 2021
By National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Division of Viral Diseases.

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National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Division of Viral Diseases.
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Updated Oct. 28, 2021
Content Notes:

General Guidance -- Routine Diagnostic Testing -- Anatomic Pathology -- Decentralized and Point-of-Care Testing -- Environmental Testing -- Specimen Packing and Shipping -- Procedures with a High Likelihood of Generating Droplets or Aerosols -- Pneumatic Tube -- Virus Isolation -- Decontamination -- Laboratory Waste Management -- Additional Resources.
Subjects:

Clinical Laboratory Techniques Communicable Diseases, Emerging Containment Of Biohazards Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis COVID-19 Respiratory Tract Infections/diagnosis Safety Specimen Handling
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Guidance
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Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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