Quarterly Biosafety Listings

Can your hypochlorite solutions withstand the test of time? Todays Surg Nurse 1998;20:38-41.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Bioterrorism alleging use of anthrax and interim guidelines for management - United States, 1998. JAMA 1999;281:787-89.

Drugs and vaccines against biological weapons. Med Lett Drugs Ther 1999;41:15-6.

Allen BW. Mycobacteria. General culture methodology and safety considerations. Methods Mol Biol 1998;101:15-30.

Ames A, Akuna L. Accidental needlesticks. RN 1999;62:62-5.

Bertolami CN, Ramos GF, Greenspan JS, Greenspan D, Newlon M. Safety needles [letter]. J Am Dent Assoc 1999;130:472.

Butrej T. Glutaraldehyde research. Lamp 1998;55:24-5.

Chamorey E, Forel M, Drancourt M. An in-vitro evaluation of the activity of chlorine against environmental and nosocomial isolates of Aeromonas hydrophila. J Hosp Infect 1999;41:45-9.

Christopher GW, Eitzen EM. Air evacuation under high-level biosafety containment: The aeromedical isolation team. Emerg Infect Dis 1999;5:241-46.

Corash L.Inactivation of viruses, bacteria, protozoa, and leukocytes in platelet concentrates: current research perspectives. Transfus Med Rev 1999;13:18-30.

Danielson JW, Thompson RD, Bell E. Sporicidal testing of commercial germicides using a chemical standard and a calibrated bioindicator. J Aoac Int 1999;82:151-59.

Darbord JC. [Disinfection and sterilization of reusable devices]. Rev Prat 1998;48:1552-57.

Darbord JC. Inactivation of prions in daily medical practice. Biomed Pharmacotherapy 1999;53:34-8.

de-la PR, Gutierrez VMC, Del-Blanco NG, Rodriguez FE. The effect of N-duopropenide (a new disinfectant with quaternary ammonium iodides) and formaldehyde on survival of organisms of sanitary interest in pig slurry. Zentralbl Veterinarmed B 1998;45:481-93.

Denyer SP, Hodges NA. Filtration sterilization. In: Russell AD, Hugo WB, Ayliffe GAJ (eds.), Principles and practice of disinfection, preservation and sterilization. Blackwell Science Pub 1999;733-66.

Dumyahn T, First M. Characterization of ultraviolet upper room air disinfection devices. Amer Ind Hyg Assn J 1999;60:219-27.

Ellis T. Toward safer needles. Occup Health Saf 1999;68:73-6.

Ellner JJ. Scientific advances necessary for tuberculosis control. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 1998;2:S124-S126.

Eventov VL, Andrianova MI, Kukaeva EA. [Detoxication and disinfection by sodium hypochlorite]. Med Tekh 1998;36-9.

Goroncy BP. Investigation into the efficacy of disinfectants against MRSA and vancomycin-resistant enterococci. Zentralbl Hyg Umweltmed 1998;201:297-309.

Gregory AW, Schaalje GB, Smart JD, Robison RA. The mycobactericidal efficacy of ortho-phthalaldehyde and the comparative resistances of Mycobacterium bovis, Mycobacterium terrae, and Mycobacterium chelonae. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1999;20:324-30.

Guo YL, Shiao J, Chuang YC, Huang KY. Needlestick and sharps injuries among health-care workers in Taiwan. Epidemiol Infect 1999;122:259-65.

Gurtler L. [Action in cases of puncture injury by infected material]. Fortschr Med 1999;117:22-4.

Henderson DA. The looming threat of bioterrorism. Science 1999;283:1279-82.

Hlavacek O, Vinter V, Chaloupka J. [Sporicidal effect of Presept and Chloramine B on Bacillus cereus spores]. Epidemiol Mikrobiol Imunol 1998;47:150-53.

Hoxey EV, Thomas N. Gaseous sterilization. In: Russell AD, Hugo WB, Ayliffe GAJ (eds.), Principles and practice of disinfection, preservation and sterilization. Blackwell Science Pub 1999;703-32.

Kapoor H, Murlidhar S, Jais M, Thakur R, Aggarwal P. Evaluation of efficacy of Dettol-H in hospital use. J Commun Dis 1998;30:167-70.

King S. Decontamination of equipment and the environment. Nurs Stand 1998;12:57-60.

Kovacs BJ, Aprecio RM, Kettering JD, Chen YK. Efficacy of various disinfectants in killing a resistant strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by comparing zones of inhibition: implications for endoscopic equipment reprocessing [see comments]. Am J Gastroenterol 1998;93:2057-59.

Lambert RJW, Vanderouderaa MLH. An investigation into the differences between the Bioscreen and the traditional plate count disinfectant test methods. J Appl Microbiol 1999;86:689-94.

Magee P. Antiseptic drugs and disinfectants. In: Aronson JK (ed.), Side Effects of Drugs Annual 21. Elsevier Science Pub 1998;254-56.

Maillard JY, Hann AC, Perrin R. Resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 phage F116 to sodium hypochlorite. J Appl Microbiol 1998;85:799-806.

Marwick C. Scary scenarios spark action at bioterrorism symposium [news]. JAMA 1999;281:1071-73.

McConnell EA. Pointed strategies for needlestick prevention. Nurs Manage 1999;30:57-60.

McGovern TW, Christopher GW, Eitzen EM. Cutaneous manifestations of biological warfare and related threat agents. Arch Dermatol 1999;135:311-22.

Padhye AA, Bennett JE, McGinnis MR, Sigler L, Fliss A, Salkin IF. Biosafety considerations in handling medically important fungi. Med Mycol 1998;1(Suppl 36):258-65.

Pagan R, Manas P, Palop A, Sala FJ. Resistance of heat-shocked cells of Listeria monocytogenes to mano-sonication and mano-thermo-sonication. Lett Appl Microbiol 1999;28:71-5.

Reybrouck G. Evaluation of the antibacterial and antifungal activity of disinfectants. In: Russell AD, Hugo WB, Ayliffe GAJ (eds.), Principles and practice of disinfection, preservation and sterilization. Blackwell Science Pub 1999;124-44.

Russell AD. Sterilization and disinfection by heat methods. In: Russell AD, Hugo WB, Ayliffe GAJ (eds.), Principles and practice of disinfection, preservation and sterilization. Blackwell Science Pub 1999;629-39.

Salazar GJ, DeJohn CA, Hansrote R, Key OR. A bloodborne pathogen program in civilian aircraft accident investigation. Aviat Space Environ Med 1999;70:146-52.

Seelos C. Lessons from Iraq on bioweapons. Nature 1999;398:187-88.

Tereskerz PM, Jagger J, Pearson RD. Training standards for high-risk needle procedures [letter]. Acad Med 1998;73:1219-20.

Veber B. [Handling of anesthetic agents and syringes. Recommendations and reasons]. Ann Fr Anesth Reanim 1998;17:1253-56.

Wilburn S. Preventing needlestick injuries. Am J Nurs 1999;99:71.

Zafar AB, Butler RC, Wright ST, Draghi E. Primary bacteremia and needleless safety devices [letter]. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1999;20:15.

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