Open AccessPrion Disease Risk Perception in Canadian Medical Laboratories
Author(s) -
Jane A. Buxton,
Bonnie Henry,
Aiza Waheed,
Alexis Crabtree
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
canadian journal of infectious diseases and medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.634
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1918-1493
pISSN - 1712-9532
DOI - 10.1155/2012/604308
Subject(s) - perception , disease , virology , medicine , psychology , pathology , neuroscience
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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