An integrated approach to laboratory testing for patients with Ebola virus disease

Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2014, Pages e146-e151

  Iwen, Peter C ^a,c   Garrett, Jodi L ^d   Gibbs, Shawn G ^b   Lowe, John J ^b   Herrera, Vicki L ^c   Sambol, Anthony R ^c   Stiles, Karen ^c   Wisecarver, James L ^a,d   Salerno, Kathryn J ^d   Pirruccello, Samuel J ^a,d   Hinrichs, Steven H ^a,d  

^a Division of Biostatistics   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Nebraska Public Health Laboratory   (United States)

^d NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocontainment; Diagnostic laboratory testing; Ebola virus disease; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CENTRIFUGAL ANALYZER; CENTRIFUGATION; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CORE LABORATORY; EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; EBOLAVIRUS; HEMATOLOGY ANALYZER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; LABORATORY DEVICE; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; LABORATORY TEST; MALARIA; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; PACKAGING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; SHIPPING; UNITED STATES; URINE CHEMISTRY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; BLOOD; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PROCEDURES;

CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 84923648514     PISSN: 00075027     EISSN: 19437730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/LMTULFM62W3RKMYI     Document Type: Article

References (3)

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2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. How U.S. clinical laboratories can safety manage specimens from persons under investigation for Ebola virus disease. CDC Web site. Accessed at: http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/hcp/safe-specimen-management.html. Retrieved on October 21, 2014.
3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Interim guidance regarding compliance with select agent regulations for laboratories handling patient specimens that are known or suspected to contain Ebola virus. CDC Web site. Accessed at: http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ ebola/hcp/select-agent-regulations.html. Retrieved on October 21, 2014.