Clinician Obligations to Care for Patients Infected With Special Pathogens

This survey study assesses the views of clinical leaders of the 13 designated Regional Emerging Special Pathogen Treatment Centers in the US regarding whether they would allow clinicians to abstain from caring for infected patients.

Corresponding Author: Nina Roesner, JD, John J. Lynch, MD Center for Ethics, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving St NW, East Building, Room 3110, Washington, DC 20010 (nina.k.roesner@medstar.net).

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