Laboratory-acquired Infections: History, Incidence, Causes and Preventions (4th edn)

Abstract

4th ed. Laboratory-acquired infections-- Exposure, sources and routes of infection-- Hazard groups and containment levels-- Equipment- and technique-related hazards-- Microbiological safety cabinets-- Collection, transport and receipt of infectious materials-- Decontamination-- The laboratory worker-- Instruction and training-- The safe working environment-- Risk assessment-- Blood-borne infections: universal precautions-- Tuberculosis-- Prions: unconventional agents-- Endoparasites-- Cell lines-- Laboratory animals-- The postmortem room-- Biotechnology: genetic modification.