Universal Precautions: Necessary Safety Procedures When Handling Human Blood, Body Fluids, and Specimens

Barbara E Bierer

doi:10.1002/cpim.29

Universal Precautions: Necessary Safety Procedures When Handling Human Blood, Body Fluids, and Specimens

Curr Protoc Immunol. 2017 Aug 1:118:A.3P.1-A.3P.3. doi: 10.1002/cpim.29.

Author

Barbara E Bierer¹

Affiliation

¹ Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

PMID: 28762486
DOI: 10.1002/cpim.29

Abstract

Universal precautions are observed whenever handling human blood, body fluids, or specimens as a means of preventing exposure to blood-borne pathogens. This appendix outlines safety procedures to follow whenever undertaking research activities that involve human blood, body fluids, and specimens. © 2017 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Keywords: blood; body fluid; safety; universal precautions.

MeSH terms

Body Fluids
Humans
Specimen Handling
Universal Precautions*