Table 1.
Representing the respondents answers
| Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|
| All specimens collected for lab investigations should be regarded as potentially infectious | |
| Oral pathologists | |
| Yes | 139 (84.8) |
| No | 12 (7.3) |
| May be | 13 (7.9) |
| Postgraduate students | |
| Yes | 133 (89.9) |
| No | 3 (2.0) |
| May be | 12 (8.1) |
| Which according to you are routes of laboratory acquired infections? | |
| Oral pathologists | |
| Exposure through touching of mouth or eyes with fingers or contaminated objects | 3 (1.8) |
| Inhalation of infectious aerosol | 7 (4.3) |
| All of the above | 154 (93.9) |
| Postgraduate students | |
| Inhalation of infectious aerosol | 3 (2.0) |
| All of the above | 145 (98.0) |
| Do you think formalin fixation and paraffin embedding can deactivate the virus? | |
| Oral pathologists | |
| Yes | 121 (73.8) |
| No | 43 (26.2) |
| Postgraduate students | |
| Yes | 59 (39.9) |
| No | 89 (60.1) |
| What is the level of corona virus infectivity risk associated with formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue block? | |
| Oral pathologists | |
| Low | 76 (46.3) |
| Moderate | 32 (19.5) |
| High | 10 (6.1) |
| No risk | 46 (28.0) |
| Postgraduate students | |
| Low | 52 (35.1) |
| Moderate | 71 (48.0) |
| High | 19 (12.8) |
| No risk | 6 (4.1) |
| How long would you suggest formalin fixation for virus deactivation? | |
| Oral pathologists (h) | |
| 8 | 6 (3.7) |
| 12 | 10 (6.1) |
| 24 | 120 (73.2) |
| 36 | 28 (17.1) |
| Postgraduate students (h) | |
| 8 | 9 (6.1) |
| 12 | 28 (18.9) |
| 24 | 89 (60.1) |
| 36 | 22 (14.9) |
| According to you which steps in routine tissue processing would eliminate the corona virus on highest scale? | |
| Oral pathologists | |
| Fixation and dehydration | 117 (71.3) |
| Fixation and clearing | 18 (11.0) |
| Dehydration and clearing | 6 (3.7) |
| Dehydration and impregnation | 23 (14.0) |
| Postgraduate students | |
| Fixation and dehydration | 74 (50.0) |
| Fixation and clearing | 31 (20.9) |
| Dehydration and clearing | 26 (17.6) |
| Dehydration and impregnation | 17 (11.5) |
| Which of the following procedures are associated with risk of exposure to corona virus? | |
| Oral pathologists | |
| Centrifugation | 16 (9.8) |
| Performing gram stain | 7 (4.3) |
| Performing AFB smear | 18 (11.0) |
| None of the above | 41 (25.0) |
| All of the above | 82 (50.0) |
| Postgraduate students | |
| Centrifugation | 30 (20.3) |
| Performing AFB smear | 17 (11.5) |
| None of the above | 27 (18.2) |
| All of the above | 74 (50.0) |
| Any step which might produce aerosols should be done in | |
| Oral pathologists | |
| Class I biosafety cabinet | 53 (32.3) |
| Class II biosafety cabinet | 43 (26.2) |
| Class III biosafety cabinet | 68 (41.5) |
| Postgraduate students | |
| Class I biosafety cabinet | 64 (43.2) |
| Class II biosafety cabinet | 39 (26.4) |
| Class III biosafety cabinet | 45 (30.4) |
| Air drying or heat drying of smears should be done in | |
| Oral pathologists | |
| Class I cabinet | 72 (43.9) |
| Class II cabinet | 55 (33.5) |
| Class III cabinet | 37 (22.6) |
| Postgraduate students | |
| Class I cabinet | 54 (36.5) |
| Class II cabinet | 66 (44.6) |
| Class III cabinet | 28 (18.9) |
| Do you think fixing cytology specimens in above 70% alcohol would kill the corona virus? | |
| Oral pathologists | |
| Yes | 77 (47.0) |
| No | 16 (9.8) |
| May be | 71 (43.3) |
| Postgraduate students | |
| Yes | 55 (37.2) |
| No | 30 (20.3) |
| May be | 63 (42.6) |
| Which of the following would result in undetected levels of viral infectivity in culture medias? | |
| Oral pathologists | |
| Irradiation with UV for 30 min | 49 (29.9) |
| Irradiation with UV for 60 min | 37 (22.6) |
| Irradiation with UV for 45 min | 38 (23.2) |
| Irradiation with UV for 10 min | 40 (24.4) |
| Postgraduate students | |
| Irradiation with UV for 30 min | 42 (28.4) |
| Irradiation with UV for 60 min | 38 (25.7) |
| Irradiation with UV for 45 min | 25 (16.9) |
| Irradiation with UV for 10 min | 43 (29.1) |
| Which disinfectants can be used effectively on inanimate objects? | |
| Oral pathologists | |
| 60%-70% alcohol | 27 (16.5) |
| 0.5% hydrogen peroxide | 7 (4.3) |
| 0.1% sodium hypochlorite | 51 (31.1) |
| Any of the above | 79 (48.2) |
| Postgraduate students | |
| 60%-70% alcohol | 31 (20.9) |
| 0.5% hydrogen peroxide | 12 (8.1) |
| 0.1% sodium hypochlorite | 34 (23.0) |
| Any of the above | 71 (48.0) |
| Infectious materials should be disposed in which of the following? | |
| Oral pathologists | |
| Yellow and red bag labelled covers | 130 (79.3) |
| Green and blue bag labeled covers | 7 (4.3) |
| Yellow and green bag labeled covers | 9 (5.5) |
| Red and blue bag labeled covers | 18 (11.0) |
| Postgraduate students | |
| Yellow and red bag labeled covers | 103 (69.6) |
| Green and blue bag labeled covers | 3 (2.0) |
| Yellow and green bag labeled covers | 27 (18.2) |
| Red and blue bag labeled covers | 15 (10.1) |
| Is wearing of PPE for laboratory staff advisable? | |
| Oral pathologists | |
| Yes | 137 (83.5) |
| No | 27 (16.5) |
| Postgraduate students | |
| Yes | 133 (89.9) |
| No | 15 (10.1) |
PPE: Personal protective equipment, AFB: Acid-fast bacilli, UV: Ultraviolet