prion disease risk perception in canadian medical laboratories
;Jane A Buxton;Bonnie Henry;Aiza Waheed;Alexis Crabtree
zdravstveno varstvo2012Vol. 23pp. e31-e35
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buxton2012canadianprion
Abstract
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.