Juan Xue
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Juan Xue has a total of 5 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Jin Yang
Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
1 shared publication - Jun Lv
Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
1 shared publication - Lanfang Liu
Shiyan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shiyan, China
1 shared publication - Ping Zhu
Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
1 shared publication - Shan Li
Institute of Infection and Immunity, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 6 March 2021
- Published by Springer Nature in Environmental Science and Pollution Research
- Vol. 28 (27) , 35822-35829
Investigation of potential safety hazards during medical waste disposal in SARS-CoV-2 testing laboratory
This study aims to investigate the potential safety hazards and provide reference for improving the medical waste disposal procedure in SARS-CoV-2 testing laboratory. Our SARS-CoV-2 testing group detected the RNA residue on the surface of medical waste with Droplet Digital PCR, and held a meeting to discuss the risks in the laboratory medical waste disposal process. After effective autoclaving, SARS-CoV-2 contaminated on the surface of medical waste bags was killed, but the average concentration of viral RNA residues was still 0.85 copies/cm2. It would not pose a health risk, but might contaminate the laboratory and affect the test results. When the sterilized medical waste bags were transferred directly by the operators without hand disinfection, re-contamination would happen, which might cause the virus to leak out of the laboratory. Furthermore, we found that sterilization effect monitoring and cooperation among operators were also very important. In summary, we investigated and analyzed the potential safety hazards during the medical waste disposal process in SARS-CoV-2 testing laboratory, and provided reasonable suggestions to ensure the safety of medical waste disposal.
- 6 March 2021
- Published by Springer Nature in Environmental Science and Pollution Research
- Vol. 28 (27) , 35822-35829
Open AccessInvestigation of potential safety hazards during medical waste disposal in SARS-CoV-2 testing laboratory
This study aims to investigate the potential safety hazards and provide reference for improving the medical waste disposal procedure in SARS-CoV-2 testing laboratory. Our SARS-CoV-2 testing group detected the RNA residue on the surface of medical waste with Droplet Digital PCR, and held a meeting to discuss the risks in the laboratory medical waste disposal process. After effective autoclaving, SARS-CoV-2 contaminated on the surface of medical waste bags was killed, but the average concentration of viral RNA residues was still 0.85 copies/cm2. It would not pose a health risk, but might contaminate the laboratory and affect the test results. When the sterilized medical waste bags were transferred directly by the operators without hand disinfection, re-contamination would happen, which might cause the virus to leak out of the laboratory. Furthermore, we found that sterilization effect monitoring and cooperation among operators were also very important. In summary, we investigated and analyzed the potential safety hazards during the medical waste disposal process in SARS-CoV-2 testing laboratory, and provided reasonable suggestions to ensure the safety of medical waste disposal.