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Title:

Contamination of personal protective equipment during COVID-19 autopsies.

Document type:
Article; Journal Article
Author(s):
Brandner, Johanna M; Boor, Peter; Borcherding, Lukas; Edler, Carolin; Gerber, Sven; Heinemann, Axel; Hilsenbeck, Julia; Kasajima, Atsuko; Lohner, Larissa; Märkl, Bruno; Pablik, Jessica; Schröder, Ann Sophie; Slotta-Huspenina, Julia; Sommer, Linna; Sperhake, Jan-Peter; von Stillfried, Saskia; Dintner, Sebastian
Abstract:
Confronted with an emerging infectious disease at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the medical community faced concerns regarding the safety of autopsies on those who died of the disease. This attitude has changed, and autopsies are now recognized as indispensable tools for understanding COVID-19, but the true risk of infection to autopsy staff is nevertheless still debated. To clarify the rate of SARS-CoV-2 contamination in personal protective equipment (PPE), swabs were taken at nine po...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Virchows Arch
Year:
2022
Journal volume:
480
Journal issue:
3
Pages contribution:
519-528
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1007/s00428-021-03263-7
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34993593
Print-ISSN:
0945-6317
TUM Institution:
Institut für Allgemeine Pathologie und Pathologische Anatomie
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