Quarterly Biosafety Listings

Anonymous. Time to accept realities of bioweapon control [editorial].  Nature 1998;391:823.

Aby MA. [Multidrug-resistant bacteria: management of room trash] Bactéries multirésistantes : gestion des déchêts des chambres. Soins 1997;620:28.

Alioglu Z, Soylu C, Kalyoncu N, Ozmenoglu M. Electroencephalographic and neurological findings after the inhalation of sodium hypochlorite and hydrochloric acid [letter]. Clin Electroencephalogr 1998;29:VI.

Arata T, Kamitani M, Miyai T, Ito M. Antiseptic effects at injection sites. Dermatology 1997;195 Suppl 2:107-10.

Balter M. Celebrated virus hunters set up shop in France [news]. Science 1998;279:1629-30.

Blenkharn JI. Safe disposal of sharps [letter].  Lancet 1998;351:760.

Clappison RA. Biofilms. Part II. Practical resolution. Oral Health 1997;87:21, 23-24.

Cuny E, Carpenter WM. Extracted teeth: decontamination, disposal and use. J Calif Dent Assoc 1997;25:801-04.

Das I, Fraise AP. How useful are microbial filters in respiratory apparatus?  J Hosp Infect 1997;37:263-72.

Deichmann M, Sczakiel G, Haas R. Disinfection of cell-associated and extracellular HIV-1 by PUVA treatment.  J Virol Methods 1997;68:89-95.

Dickson D. Iraq crisis spurs new bioweapons moves [news]. Nature 1998;391:831.

Duval MK. Biological warfare and the 'Hiroshima' issue of JAMA. JAMA 1998;279:274.

Farmer GM. Infectious waste storage [letter]. Aust Dent J 1997;42:347.

Fishman RH. Threat of biological weapons remains in Middle East [news]. Lancet 1998;351:658.

Follea G, Saint-Laurent P, Bigey F, Gayet S, Bientz M, Cazenave JP. [Quantitative bacteriological evaluation of a method for skin disinfection in blood donors] Évaluation bactériologique quantitative d'une méthode de désinfection cutanée chez les donneurs de sang. Transfus Clin Biol 1997;4:523-31.

Gopinathan U, Reddy MK, Nadkarni MS, Dasari S, Rao GN. Antimicrobial effect of ciprofloxacin, povidone-iodine, and gentamicin in the decontamination of human donor globes. Cornea 1998;17:57-61.

Greenwood I. Accidental needlestick injuries [letter].  Br Dent J 1997;183:396.

Gunby P. Military stays in Bosnia; vaccinates for anthrax [news]. JAMA 1998;279:260-61

Gunnlaugsson G, Einarsdottir J, Angulo FJ, Mentambanar SA, Passa A, Tauxe RV. Funerals during the 1994 cholera epidemic in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa: the need for disinfection of bodies of persons dying of cholera.  Epidemiol Infect 1998;120:7-15.

Heckert RA, Best M, Jordan LT, Dulac GC, Eddington DL, Sterritt WG. Efficacy of vaporized hydrogen peroxide against exotic animal viruses.  Appl Environ Microbiol 1997;63:3916-18.

Jackson PJ, Hugh-Jones ME, Adair DM, Green G, Hill KK, Kuske CR, Grinberg LM, Abramova FA, Keim P. PCR analysis of tissue samples from the 1979 Sverdlovsk anthrax victims: the presence of multiple Bacillus anthracis strains in different victims. Proc Natl Acad Sci U.S.A. 1998;95:1224-29.

Johnson CH, Rice EW, Reasoner DJ. Inactivation of Helicobacter pylori by chlorination. Appl Environ Microbiol 1997;63:4969-70.

Kang P, Zhang SH, Tian RH. [The effect of various disinfectants in fumigation on the inactivation of HBsAg]. Chung Hua Hu Li Tsa Chih 1997;32:502-04.

Kiernan M. Disposing of sharps at home. Community Nurse 1997;3:34.

Kliuzhev VM, Akimkin VG, Volin IN, Ogarkov PI, Tokmakov VS, Abramov VN, Abramov NF. [The organization of the collection, transportation and decontamination of medical wastes in medical treatment and prevention institutions] Organizatsiia sbora, transportirovki i obezvrezhivaniia meditsinskikh otkhodov v lechebno-profilakticheskikh uchrezhdeniiakh. Voen Med Zh 1997;318:49-53.

Koay AS, Jegathesan M, Rohani MY, Cheong YM. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis as an epidemiologic tool in the investigation of laboratory acquired Salmonella typhi infection. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 1997;28:82-84.

Lanker KB, Widmer HR, Frey F. Nondevelopment of resistance by bacteria during hospital use of povidone-iodine. Dermatology 1997;195 Suppl 2:10-13.

LeDuc J, Hughes J. Emerging infectious diseases attract expert attention [news]. Lancet 1998;351:887.

Maillard JY, Russell AD. Viricidal activity and mechanisms of action of biocides. Sci Prog 1997;80:287-315.

McConnell EA. Preventing sharps injuries.  Nurs Manage 1998;29:37.

Mcintyre GT. Accidental needle stick injuries [letter; comment].  Br Dent J 1997;182:453.

Mermel LA, Josephson SL, Dempsey J, Parenteau S, Perry C, Magill N. Outbreak of Shigella sonnei in a clinical microbiology laboratory. J Clin Microbiol 1997;35:3163-65.

Michel D, Zach GA. Antiseptic efficacy of disinfecting solutions in suspension test in vitro against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli in pressure sore wounds after spinal cord injury. Dermatology 1997;195 Suppl 2:36-41.

Morris K. US anthrax-vaccine producer saved for now [news]. Lancet 1998;351:657.

Naudin-Rousselle P, Vallejo C. [Medical waste disposal in private practice. Survey among a sample of general practitioners in Haute-Vienne] Les déchêts d'activités de soins en exercice libéral. Enquête auprès d'un échantillon de médecins généralistes en Haute-Vienne. Santé Publique 1997;9:267-84.

Phillips G, Old DC. Laboratory-acquired VTEC infection [letter; comment]. J Hosp Infect 1997;35:72.

Pile JC, Malone JD, Eitzen EM, Friedlander AM. Anthrax as a potential biological warfare agent. Arch Intern Med 1998;158:429-34.

Rikimaru T, Kondo M, Kondo S, Oizumi K. Bactericidal activities of povidone-iodine against Mycobacterium. Dermatology 1997;195 Suppl 2:104-06.

Sagripanti JL, Bonifacino A. Effects of salt and serum on the sporicidal activity of liquid disinfectants. J AOAC Int 1997;80:1198-207.

Sapir M. Biological warfare and the 'Hiroshima' issue of JAMA [letter]. JAMA 1998;279:274-75.

Schouwink MH, van de Molengraft FJ, Roex AJ. [What to do with surgically removed tissue: send to the pathologist or the tissue disposal container? (letter)] Wat te doen met operatief verwijderd weefsel: naar de patholoog of naar de weefselafvoercontainer? Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 1997;141:1113-14.

Stabel JR, Steadham EM, Bolin CA. Heat inactivation of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis
in raw milk: are current pasteurization conditions effective?  Appl Environ Microbiol 1997;63:4975-77.

Tokuda Y. Physicians and biological warfare agents [letter]. JAMA 1998;279:273-74.

Trabacchi G. [From disinfection to the food supply, the prion is on all the fronts!] De la désinfection à l'alimentation le prion est sur tous les fronts!  Rev Infirm 1997;11-12.

Vanchieri C. Medical waste. Burning issues. Hosp Health Netw 1998;72:38.

Watts J. Japan taken to court over germ-warfare allegations [news]. Lancet 1998;351:657.

Wilson M, Patel H, Noar JH. Effect of chlorhexidine on multi-species biofilms. Curr Microbiol 1998;36:13-18.

Wolff M. [Occupational accidents with exposure to biological fluids. Recommendations for the management of exposed workers] Accidentes ocupacionales con exposicion a liquidos biologicos. Recomendaciones para el manejo del personal expuesto.  Rev Med Chil 1997;125:605-13.

Wyatt HV. A world free from polio? [letter; comment].  Lancet 1997;349:1698-99.

Yasuda T, Yoshimura Y, Takada H, Kawaguchi S, Ito M, Yamazaki F, Iriyama J, Ishigo S, Asano Y. Comparison of bactericidal effects of commonly used antiseptics against pathogens causing nosocomial infections. Part 2. Dermatology 1997;195 Suppl 2:19-28.

Zervos MJ, Bostic G. Exposure to Brucella in the laboratory [letter; comment].  Lancet 1997;349:651.

Zilinskas RA. Bioethics and biological weapons [editorial]. Science 1998;279:635.

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