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Editor, Senior Moderator
Am J Infect Control
. 2020 Jun 3;S0196-6553(20)30351-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.05.035. Online ahead of print.
Medical Waste Management Practice During the 2019-2020 Novel Coronavirus Pandemic: Experience in a General Hospital
Jie Peng[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Xunlian Wu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Rongli Wang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Cui Li[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Qing Zhang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Daiqing Wei[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
It is currently a critical period for the prevention and control of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the medical waste disposal could be an important way to control the source of infection, standardization and strict implementation of the management of COVID-19 related medical waste should be with careful consideration to reduce the risk of epidemic within hospitals. This study illustrates the practice of medical waste disposal responding to the 2019-2020 novel coronavirus pandemic.
Keywords: Coronavirus; Epidemic; Medical Waste.
. 2020 Jun 3;S0196-6553(20)30351-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.05.035. Online ahead of print.
Medical Waste Management Practice During the 2019-2020 Novel Coronavirus Pandemic: Experience in a General Hospital
Jie Peng[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Xunlian Wu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Rongli Wang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Cui Li[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Qing Zhang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Daiqing Wei[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32504761
- DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.05.035
Abstract
It is currently a critical period for the prevention and control of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the medical waste disposal could be an important way to control the source of infection, standardization and strict implementation of the management of COVID-19 related medical waste should be with careful consideration to reduce the risk of epidemic within hospitals. This study illustrates the practice of medical waste disposal responding to the 2019-2020 novel coronavirus pandemic.
Keywords: Coronavirus; Epidemic; Medical Waste.