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Pract Radiat Oncol
; 8(4): e208-e211, 2018.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29452864
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J Clin Microbiol
; 40(11): 4077-80, 2002 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12409378
ABSTRACT
The inactivation of smears that contain Mycobacterium tuberculosis for microscopy before removal of the material from a biosafety cabinet is an important safety factor in preventing the potential transmission of tuberculosis to laboratory workers. The fixing and inactivating properties of heat flaming, 70% ethanol, and 1, 3, and 5% phenol in ethanol for smears containing M. tuberculosis were investigated. Heat flaming failed to inactivate the smear material, whereas 5% phenol in ethanol successfully fixed and inactivated all smears containing M. tuberculosis both from concentrated sputum samples and from culture material.