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Control of transmission of HIV and other bloodborne pathogens in biomechanical cadaveric testing
Author(s) -
Cavanaugh John M.,
King Albert I.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of orthopaedic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.041
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1554-527X
pISSN - 0736-0266
DOI - 10.1002/jor.1100080202
Subject(s) - cadaveric spasm , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , transmission (telecommunications) , cadaver , hepatitis b virus , infection control , virology , universal precautions , virus , immunology , intensive care medicine , surgery , computer science , telecommunications
The Bioengineering Center at Wayne State University uses universal blood and body fluid precautions when handling human cadavers in bio‐mechanical testing. Our infection control protocol largely follows the precautions outlined by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). In addition, we screen each cadaver for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the hepatitis B virus (HBV) before accepting a cadaver for biomechanical tests. This paper discusses acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and infection control guidelines by addressing the following: (a) what is AIDS? (b) How infectious is the HIV virus, which causes AIDS? (c) What precautions should be taken in cadaveric testing to safeguard against HIV and other bloodborne pathogens? The infection control procedures presented in this paper can be adapted to whole‐body cadaveric testing or to the testing of tissue specimens.