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Safety Precautions and Operating Procedures in an (A)BSL-4 Laboratory: 2. General Practices
Published on: October 3, 2016
[Medical liability: new obligations concerning information of patients on infectious risks]
S Gromb1, P Parneix, J P Gachie
1Service de médecine légale, CHU de Bordeaux, hôpital Pellegrin, 33076 Bordeaux, France. sophie.gromb@chu-bordeaux.fr
Abstract:
Nosocomial infections have always been considered as "unbearable" by patients and public opinion. Court decisions progressively evolved to a greater compensation until the 4 March 2002 law, "relative to the rights of patients and to the healthcare system quality" which set up a very specific protocol for liability and access to compensation, whether care is given in public or private practice. Furthermore, this law has determined new obligations concerning information of patients, especially concerning nosocomial infections which must be acknowledged by physicians.
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