| Document ID (ISN) | 61921 |
| CIS number |
94-719 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-7506-0642-8 |
| Year |
1993 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Collins C.H. |
| Title |
Laboratory-acquired infections |
| Bibliographic information |
Butterworth-Heinemann, Lineacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8DP, United Kingdom, 3rd edition, 1993. xi, 274p. Illus. Bibl.ref. Index Price: GBP 35.00. |
| Abstract |
Contents of this manual: the nature and occurrence of laboratory-acquired infections and how they are acquired; classification of microorganisms on the basis of hazard and laboratories on the basis of use; minimizing equipment and technique-related hazards; microbiological safety cabinets; collection, transport and receipt of infectious materials; decontamination; the laboratory worker; instruction in microbiological safety; the safe working environment; risk assessment, safety supervision and emergency contingency plans; precautions against laboratory-acquired hepatitis, AIDS, typhoid fever and tuberculosis; precautions with unconventional agents, parasites in Hazard Group 3, work with mammalian cell or tissue cultures and against infections in the post-mortem room. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
laboratories; infection control; infectious diseases; microorganisms |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
disposal of harmful waste; safety training in industry; disinfection of equipment; local exhaust; tuberculosis; workplace design; infectious hepatitis; transport of materials; immunodeficiency syndrome; manuals; disinfection of air; exhaust ventilation; hazard evaluation; emergency organization; personal protective equipment; vaccination; medical supervision; classification systems; typhoid fever |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Biological hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Viral diseases (other than aids)
|
