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MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET - INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCES SECTION I - INFECTIOUS AGENT NAME: Edwardsiella tarda SYNONYM OR CROSS REFERENCE: N/A CHARACTERISTICS: Gram negative rod, facultatively anaerobic, motile with peritrichous flagella SECTION II - HEALTH HAZARD PATHOGENICITY: Opportunistic pathogen occasionally causing acute gastroenteritis; associated with meningitis, septicemia, and wound infections EPIDEMIOLOGY: Worldwide HOST RANGE: Mammals, aquatic mammals, reptiles, fish and occasionally humans INFECTIOUS DOSE: Not known MODE OF TRANSMISSION: Fecal-oral route; ingestion of contaminated food INCUBATION PERIOD: Not clearly identified COMMUNICABILITY: As long as organism is shed in feces SECTION III - DISSEMINATION RESERVOIR: Mammals, reptiles (intestinal tract of snakes), water (contamination from reptiles) and fish ZOONOSIS: None VECTORS: None SECTION IV - VIABILITY DRUG SUSCEPTIBILITY: Sensitive to kanamycin, ampicillin, cephalothin, ciprofloxacin, trimethroprim - sulfamethoxazole and chloramphenicol Drug Resistance: Most strains are resistant to colistin SUSCEPTIBILITY TO DISINFECTANTS: Susceptible to many disinfectants - l% sodium hypochlorite, 70% ethanol, 2% glutaraldehyde, iodines, phenolics, formaldehyde PHYSICAL INACTIVATION: Sensitive to moist heat (121°C for at least 15 min) and dry heat (160-170°C for at least 1 hour) SURVIVAL OUTSIDE HOST: Survives well in fresh water SECTION V - MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: Monitor for symptoms; confirmation by stool culture FIRST AID/TREATMENT: Administer antibiotic therapy IMMUNIZATION: None PROPHYLAXIS: Not usually administered SECTION VI - LABORATORY HAZARDS LABORATORY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS: No reported cases to date SOURCES/SPECIMENS: Urine, feces, blood, wound exudates PRIMARY HAZARDS: Ingestion, accidental parenteral inoculation SPECIAL HAZARDS: None SECTION VII - RECOMMENDED PRECAUTIONS CONTAINMENT REQUIREMENTS: Biosafety level 2 practices, containment equipment and facilities for activities with cultures or potentially infectious clinical materials PROTECTIVE CLOTHING: Laboratory coat; gloves when direct contact with infectious materials is unavoidable OTHER PRECAUTIONS: Good personal hygiene and frequent handwashing SECTION VIII - HANDLING INFORMATION SPILLS: Allow aerosols to settle; wearing protective clothing, gently cover spill with paper towels and apply 1% sodium hypochlorite, starting at perimeter and working towards the centre; allow sufficient contact time (30 min) before clean up DISPOSAL: Decontaminate before disposal; steam sterilization, chemical disinfection, incineration STORAGE: In sealed containers that are appropriately labelled SECTION IX - MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION Date prepared: January, 2001 Prepared by: Office of Laboratory Security, PHAC Although the information, opinions and recommendations contained in this Material Safety Data Sheet are compiled from sources believed to be reliable, we accept no responsibility for the accuracy, sufficiency, or reliability or for any loss or injury resulting from the use of the information. Newly discovered hazards are frequent and this information may not be completely up to date. Copyright © [Material Safety Data Sheets - Index]
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