Viral Contamination Source in Clinical Microbiology Laboratory.
- Author:
Xin Ling WANG
1
;
Juan SONG
1
;
Qin Qin SONG
1
;
Jie YU
1
;
Xiao Nuan LUO
1
;
Gui Zhen WU
2
;
Jun HAN
1
Author Information
1. State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China.
2. National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Equipment Contamination;
statistics & numerical data;
Humans;
Laboratories, Hospital;
manpower;
standards;
statistics & numerical data;
Occupational Exposure;
analysis;
statistics & numerical data;
Virus Diseases;
virology;
Viruses;
genetics;
growth & development;
isolation & purification
- From:
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
2016;29(8):609-611
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
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.
