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cord-348566-48hovz3f	Nichols, James H	A Laboratory Risk Assessment during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic	2020-04-16		.txt	text/plain	1250	68	50	In the face of COVID-19, we have generally recommended that 1) all staff wear gloves when handling any specimen to prevent skin exposure to sample tubes that may have surface contamination with virus or where staff may contact body fluids that sometimes leak from specimen containers, 2) staff wear face shields and uncap specimens behind plexiglass barriers to prevent splashing or contact with specimen droplets or aerosols generated by uncapping tubes, 3) centrifuge specimens from suspected or known COVID-19 cases in closed centrifuges and utilize caps on the carriers to prevent release of fluid if a specimen breaks during processing, 4) staff avoid pipetting, diluting and vortexing in the open laboratory, instead conducting these procedures behind plexiglass barriers or in a biosafety cabinet, and 5) all manufacturer covers should be in place during equipment operation and the analyzer tops should be kept closed until the analyzer is placed in pause or stop mode (reagents should only be refilled when the analyzer is in standby and staff are less likely to be exposed to aerosols).	./cache/cord-348566-48hovz3f.txt	./txt/cord-348566-48hovz3f.txt