WHO infection control guidelines for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. Report of a WHO consultation, Geneva, Switzerland, 23-26 March 1999
WHO/CDS/CSR/APH/2000/3
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WHO Infection Control Guidelines for Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies. Report of a WHO Consultation, Geneva, Switzerland, 23-26 March 1999
Section 1 Introduction
Section 2 General Considerations
2.1 Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies in Humans and in Animals
2.2 Diagnosis of Human Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
2.3 Iatrogenic Transmission
2.4 Evaluating Risk in Healthcare Environments Section 3 Patient Care
3.1 Care of Patients in the Home and Healthcare Settings
3.2 Dental Procedures
3.3 Diagnostic Procedures
3.4 Surgical Procedures
3.5 Handling of Surgical Instruments
3.6 Anaesthesia
3.7 Pregnancy and Childbirth Section 4 Occupational Injury
4.1 Occupational Exposure
4.2 Post-exposure Management Section 5 Laboratory Investigations
5.1 Safety in the Healthcare Laboratory
5.2 Clinical Diagnostic Laboratories
5.3 Surgical Pathology
5.4 Transport of Specimens by Air Section 6 Decontamination Procedures
6.1 General Considerations
6.2 Decontamination of Instruments
6.3 Decontamination of Work Surfaces
6.4 Decontamination of Wastes and Waste-contaminated Materials
6.5 Personal Protection During Decontamination Procedures
6.6 Decontamination Risk Categories Section 7 Waster Disposal Section 8 After Death
8.1 Precautions for Handling of the Deceased Patient
8.2 Post Mortem Examination
8.3 National and International Transport of Bodies
8.4 Undertakers and Embalmers
8.5 Funerals and Cremations
8.6 Exhumations
8.7 Body Donation for Teaching Purposes Annex 1 List of Participants Annex 2 List of Presentations Annex 3 Decontamination Methods for Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Annex 4 Management of Healthy 'At Risk' Individuals Annex 5 Management of Individuals with Confirmed or Suspected Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease