Curious how other beekeepers handle small amounts of brood in
extracting comb and what the effect is on honey if large amounts of
larvae juices get into the honey.

If I encounter frames with brood I handwork around the brood with a
uncapping fork instead of running through my uncapper. The brood
stays uncapped during extraction and I avoid contaminating my honey.

My assumption is that large amounts of larvae juice in a small batch of
extracted honey would increase chances of fermentation and off flavor.
Would this foregin material also be a potential source of bacteria in
raw honey?

Especially troubling is the situation where brood and comb sit in a hot
room and then not extracted say for 5-10 days after removing from
hive. I've seen where the larvae is starting to get ripe in conditions like
that.

Has anybody seen any research on this topic?

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