Journal article
Update on Biosafety and Emerging Infections for the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
Clinics in laboratory medicine, Vol.40(4), pp.473-482
12/2020
DOI: 10.1016/j.cll.2020.08.005
PMID: 33121616
Abstract
Biosafety risks are prevalent in all areas of the clinical laboratories. Clinical laboratorians have become accustomed to accepting these risks. When an emerging pathogen appears, the concerns become elevated. Since the appearance of Ebola virus in the United States in 2014, biosafety practices have made progress. A recent Association of Public Health Laboratories survey shows that clinical laboratories are unprepared for current and emerging biosafety challenges. This article focuses on the biosafety program that clinical laboratory leaders should build to meet the needs of clinical laboratories; biosafety challenges of automated laboratory systems, facilities, personnel, and practices; and the relationship with occupational health.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Update on Biosafety and Emerging Infections for the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
- Creators
- Michael A Pentella - College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Clinics in laboratory medicine, Vol.40(4), pp.473-482
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.cll.2020.08.005
- PMID
- 33121616
- ISSN
- 0272-2712
- eISSN
- 1557-9832
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/2020
- Academic Unit
- Central Control Hygienic Laboratory; Epidemiology
- Record Identifier
- 9984214665202771
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