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Biosafety Requirements for Autopsies of Patients with COVID-19

Publication by BBMRI.at partner Med Uni Graz

 

Biosafety Requirements for Autopsies of Patients with COVID-19: Example of a BSL-3 Autopsy Facility Designed for Highly Pathogenic Agents       

                                                                         

Loibner M.a · Langner C.a · Regitnig P.a · Gorkiewicz G.a · Zatloukal K.a

Pathobiology https://doi.org/10.1159/000513438

      

In this review, the authors

  • summarize specific recommendations for postmortem analysis of COVID-19-deceased patients from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

 

  • compare requirements for biosafety level 3 (BSL-3) laboratories from the European Commission (EC) and the World Health Organization (WHO).

 

  • Describe a BSL-3 facility for performing autopsies, biobanking of collected tissue specimens, and culture of pathogens in the context of COVID-19.

 

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