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Biosafety in microbiological and biomedical laboratories / U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Institutes of Health ; [editors, Jonathan Y. Richmond, Robert W. McKinney].

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Record details

  • ISBN: 0160405858
  • ISBN: 9780160405853
  • Physical Description: ix, 250 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Edition: 4th ed.
  • Publisher: Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : 1999.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"May 1999."
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- Principles of biosafety -- Laboratory biosafety level criteria -- Vertebrate animal biosafety level criteria -- Risk assessment -- Recommended biosafety levels for infectious agents and infected animals -- Agent summary statements -- Primary containment: biological safety cabinets -- Immunoprophylaxis -- Transportation and transfer of biological agents -- Restricted animal pathogens -- Resources for information -- Laboratory security and emergency response for microbiological and biomedical laboratories -- Integrated pest management -- Working with human and other primate cells and tissues -- Guidelines for work with toxins of biological origin.
Subject: Laboratories > Standards > United States.
Laboratory infections > Prevention > United States.
Medical laboratories > United States > Safety measures.
Microbiological laboratories > United States > Safety measures.
Biosafety in microbiological and biomedical laboratories.