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cord-352080-3rcqbgl7	Shidham, Vinod B.	Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (the cause of COVID 19) in different types of clinical specimens and implications for cytopathology specimen: An editorial review with recommendations	2020-04-10		.txt	text/plain	3486	227	50	It is therefore mandatory to practice all the universal/standard precautions with basic protective measures while handling any biological specimen irrespective of SARS-CoV-2 status [Tables 1 -3] . [16] Although, appropriate disinfectants and precautions related to cytopathological/histological fixation and processing of samples during the current COVID 19 pandemic are not known, information can likely be extrapolated from other recent coronaviruses (e.g., SARS and MERS). 5. If the diagnostic testing specimens are processed outside of a BSL-2 laboratory, [33] such as preparation of cytology direct smears, rinsing of FNAB aspirates for cell block, the Standard Precautions (similar to those mentioned under Table 1 ) should be practiced as a barrier between the specimen and personnel. [14, 15] In cases suspected or positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus-perform the processing in certified Class II [35] Biological Safety Cabinet FNAB procedure [22] Based on the aforementioned, SARS-CoV-2 in any specimen processed with routine fixatives in cytopathology should be inactivated [ Table 5 ].	./cache/cord-352080-3rcqbgl7.txt	./txt/cord-352080-3rcqbgl7.txt