Radboud University Medical Center in the Netherlands places 12 staff in six-week quarantine after procedural errors during the care of a hantavirus-infected patient. The hospital reports the risk of infection is low following the breach of safety protocols.
Radboud University Medical Center in the Netherlands has placed 12 staff members in a six-week preventive quarantine following procedural errors during the care of a hantavirus-infected patient. The hospital stated that blood processing and urine disposal protocols were not followed correctly, though the risk of infection remains low.
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