id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-348178-6bjimde4 Li, Ling Biosafety Level 3 Laboratory for Autopsies of Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome: Principles, Practices, and Prospects 2005-09-15 .txt text/plain 3684 205 52 title: Biosafety Level 3 Laboratory for Autopsies of Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome: Principles, Practices, and Prospects A specially designed biosafety level 3 (BSL-3) autopsy laboratory was constructed and divided into a clean area, a semicontaminated area, a contaminated area, and 2 buffer zones. Our experience suggests that BSL-3 laboratory operating principles should be among the special requirements for performing autopsies of contaminated bodies and that they can safeguard the clinicians and the environment involved in these procedures. According to the guidelines of World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States, SARS-CoV fulfills the criteria for a biohazard group 3 pathogen. The biosafety of our BSL-3 autopsy laboratory has been ensured in 4 ways: through the design of the facility, use of PPE, decontamination, and administrative regulation. Interim laboratory biosafety guidelines for handling and processing specimens associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) ./cache/cord-348178-6bjimde4.txt ./txt/cord-348178-6bjimde4.txt