Dawn,
The only study I know of is on CJD crutsfeldt-Jacobs Disease (know to survive
formalin fixation and routine processing protocols, the CDC web site has
additional information, In my laboratories I put all blocks in hazardous waste
for incineration disposal. It is not that costly just to
Tell your pathologist to relax, nobody in the lab will sue him (or her) for any
disease gotten from a paraffin block OTHER than a prion case.
As far as I know nobody has wasted time and money in proving this issue but you
can have a hint when the ultra cautious CAP has not classify them as
Dawn,
Take a look at this document. It should help you.
IATA and DOT have plenty of documents and training that you can take to
understand this better.
http://www.ncsu.edu/ehs/dot/Bio_shipping.pdf
Walter Benton HT(ASCP)QIHC
Histology Supervisor
Chesapeake Urology Associates
806 Landmark Drive,
Dawn
I think it may be on the OSHA website under the bloodborne pathogen standard -
fixed tissue is considered non-infectious and non-hazardous. Below is what
OSHA considers potentially infectious materials and specifically addressed
unfixed tissue, fixed tissue would therefore be considered
...@northwestern.edu
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