Is there a danger of HIV or Hepatitis C contamination when using an
isopentane bath (Histobath) for freezing frozen sections? Is HIV preserved
or killed at -70?

I want to a Histobath in order to delete the spray freezes - but my
pathologists have this question. TIA! 

Joyce Weems
Pathology Manager
Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta
404-851-7376
404-851-7831-Fax