Viral Contamination Source in Clinical Microbiology Laboratory / 生物医学与环境科学(英文)
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
;
(12): 609-611, 2016.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-296560
ABSTRACT
To understand the potential causes of laboratory-acquired infections and to provide possible solutions that would protect laboratory personnel, samples from a viral laboratory were screened to determine the main sources of contamination with six subtypes of Rhinovirus. Rhinovirus contamination was found in the gloves, cuffs of protective wear, inner surface of biological safety cabinet (BSC) windows, and trash handles. Remarkably, high contamination was found on the inner walls of the centrifuge and the inner surface of centrifuge tube casing in the rotor. Spilling infectious medium on the surface of centrifuge tubes was found to contribute to contamination of centrifuge surfaces. Exposure to sodium hypochlorite containing no less than 0.2 g/L available chlorine decontaminated the surface of the centrifuge tubes from Rhinovirus after 2 min.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Reference Standards
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Virology
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Viruses
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Virus Diseases
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Laboratories, Hospital
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Equipment Contamination
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Occupational Exposure
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Workforce
/
Genetics
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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