March 2002 - Quarterly Biosafety Listings - Office of Laboratory Security

March - 2002

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Interim recommendations for protecting workers from exposure to Bacillus anthracis in work sites in which mail is handled or processed. JAMA 2001;286:2397.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Update: Investigation of bioterrorism-related anthrax and interim guidelines for exposure management and antimicrobial therapy, October 2001. JAMA 2001;286:2226-232.

Interim recommendations for protecting workers from exposure to Bacillus anthracis in work sites in which mail is handled or processed. MMWR  2001;50:961.

Requirements for facilities transferring or receiving select agents. Final rule. Fed Regist 2001;66:45944-945.

Smallpox and anthrax vaccine information. Mich Med 2001;100:51.

Update: Investigation of bioterrorism-related anthrax - Connecticut, 2001. MMWR 2001;50:1077-79.

Barbera J, Macintyre A, Gostin L, Inglesby T, O'Toole T, DeAtley C et al. Large-scale quarantine following biological terrorism in the United States - Scientific examination, logistic and legal limits, and possible consequences. JAMA 2001;286:2711-17.

Broussard LA. Biological agents: Weapons of warfare and bioterrorism. Molecular Diagnosis 2001;6:323-33.

Bryce EA, Spence D, Roberts FJ. An in-use evaluation of an alcohol-based pre-surgical hand disinfectant. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2001;22:635-39.

Cohen J. Bioterrorism. Blocking smallpox: a second defense. Science 2001;294:500.

Das R, Cone J, Sutton P. Aircraft disinsection. Bull World Health Organ 2001;79:900-01.

Deitchman S, Sokas R. Glanders in a military research microbiologist. N Engl J Med 2001;345:1644.

Devine DA, Keech AP, Wood DJ, Killington RA, Boyes H, Doubleday B et al. Ultraviolet disinfection with a novel microwave-powered device. J Appl Microbiol 2001;91:786-94.

Earls JP, Cerva D, Berman E, Rosenthal J, Fatteh N, Wolfe PP et al. Inhalational anthrax after bioterrorism exposure: Spectrum of imaging findings in two surviving patients. Radiology 2002;222:305-12.

Epstein GL. Controlling biological warfare threats: Resolving potential tensions among the research community, industry, and the national security community. Crit Rev Microbiol 2001;27:321-54.

Flechsig E, Hegyi I, Enari M, Schwarz P, Collinge J, Weissmann C. Transmission of scrapie by steel-surface-bound prions. Mol Med 2001;7:679-84.

Genest PC, Setlow B, Melly E, Setlow P. Killing of spores of Bacillus subtilis by peroxynitrite appears to be caused by membrane damage. Microbiology Sgm 2002;148:307-14.

Giovachino M, Carey N. Modeling the consequences of bioterrorism response. Mil Med 2001;166:925-30.

Goroncy-Bermes P. Hand disinfection according to the European Standard EN 1500 (hygienic handrub): a study with gram-negative and gram-positive test organisms. Int J Hyg Environ Health 2001;204:123-26.

Gulati BR, Allwood PB, Hedberg CW, Goyal SM. Efficacy of commonly used disinfectants for the inactivation of calicivirus on strawberry, lettuce, and a food-contact surface. J Food Protect 2001;64:1430-34.

Hawley RJ, Eitzen EM. Biological weapons - A primer for microbiologists. Annu Rev Microbiol 2001;55:235-53.

Herruzo-Cabrera R, Garcia-Caballero J, Fernandez-Acenero MJ. A new alcohol solution (N-duopropenide) for hygienic (or routine) hand disinfection is more useful than classic handwashing: in vitro and in vivo studies in burn and other intensive care units. Burns 2001;27:747-52.

Horneck G, Facius R, Reitz G, Rettberg P, Baumstark-Khan C, Gerzer R. Critical issues in connection with human planetary missions: protection of and from the environment. Acta Astronaut 2001;49:279-88.

Knight J. Crackdown on hazardous agents raises concern for bona fide labs. Nature 2001;414:3-4.

Krause J, McDonnell G, Riedesel H. Biodecontamination of animal rooms and heat-sensitive equipment with vaporized hydrogen peroxide. Contemp Top Lab Anim Sci 2001;40:18-21.

Loshon CA, Melly E, Setlow B, Setlow P. Analysis of the killing of spores of Bacillus subtilis by a new disinfectant, Sterilox (R). J Appl Microbiol 2001;91:1051-58.

Noeller TP. Biological and chemical terrorism: recognition and management. Cleve Clin J Med 2001;68:1001-09,1013.

Papageorgiou GT, Moce-Llivina L, Jofre J. New method for evaluation of virucidal activity of antiseptics and disinfectants. J Appl Environ Microbiol 2001;67:5844-48.

Pittman PR, Gibbs PH, Cannon TL, Friedlander AM. Anthrax vaccine: short-term safety experience in humans. Vaccine 2001;20:972-78.

Ruano M, El Attrache J, Villegas P. Efficacy comparisons of disinfectants used by the commercial poultry industry. Avian Dis 2001;45:972-77.

Shih LH, Chang HC. A routing and scheduling system for infectious waste collection. Environmental Modeling & Assessment 2001;6:261-69.

Spilimbergo S, Elvassore N, Bertucco A. Microbial inactivation by high-pressure. Journal of Supercritical Fluids 2002;22:55-63.

Weir E. Does smallpox still pose a threat? CMAJ 2001;165:1380.

Whicker JJ, Wasiolek PT, Tavani RA. Influence of room geometry and ventilation rate on airflow and aerosol dispersion: implications for worker protection. Health Phys 2002;82:52-63.

Yamamoto M, Horiuchi M, Ishiguro N, Shinagawa M, Matsuo T, Kaneko K. Glycidol degrades scrapie mouse prion protein. J Vet Med Sci 2001;63:983-90.

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