I know this had been a thread before but I wanted to see if there are any more responses. The question is about the sorting of human material, PB, BM and other. What precautions do people take besides general gowning and gloving? Do you wear eye or face shields? Do you require that the door is closed if it is adjoined to another lab? Does anyone have any government standards for using human blood products in a potentially aerosolizing manner? The second question is will you sort a sample that has a know bloodborne pathogen such as HIV or Hep C or E. Although HIV is not easily transmittable through aerosols Hep C and Hep E are know to be highly transferrable through aerosols and require a low dose for infection. Does anyone have any guidelines or opinions? Any responses will be appreciated. Brian Newsom Director, Flow Cytometry Center for Cell and Gene Therapy Baylor College of Medicine
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