Good Morning Histonetters, We have a Leica CM 1850 UV cryostat and I was wondering how often others are using the UV to decontaminate the cryostat. When we bought this I was told to use it only when we suspected TB or the like. BUT we are to treat ALL human tissue as if we knew for certain that it was infectious right? So with this in mind are others using the UV light after every frozen section. We are a small lab doing maybe 10 FS a month. I need to write a procedure on how often this should be done so wanted your option. We do disinfect the cryostat with 70% Alc. Have a great day, Kathy Gorham, H.T.
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