Third Quarter, 1997 - Quarterly Biosafety Listings - Office of Laboratory Security

Third Quarter, 1997

Ahearn DG, et al. Contact lenses, disinfectants, and Acanthamoeba keratitis. Adv Appl Microbiol. 1997;43:35-36.

Akamatsu T, et al. Evaluation of the efficacy of a 3.2% glutaraldehyde product for disinfection of fibreoptic endoscopes with an automatic machine. J Hosp Infect. 1997;35(1):47-57.

Bhatia CR Biosfety of transgenics. Current Science. 1997,;72(7):428-429.

Catton MG Household transmission of hepatitis C virus: is there any significant risk? Medical J of Australia. 1977;166:6.

Debono R, et al. Phenolic household disinfectants - further precautions required. Burns. 1997;23(2):182-185.

Goldman M, et al. Evaluation of donor skin disinfection methods. Transfusion. 1997;37(3):309-312.

Griffiths PA, et al. Glutaraldehyde-resistant Mycobacterium chelonae from endoscope washer disinfectors. J Appl Microbiol. 1997;82(4):519-526.

Iivanainen E, et al. Comparison of some decontamination methods and growth media for isolation of mycobacteria from northern brook waters. J Appl Microbiol. 1997;82(1):121-127.

Kampf G, et al. Efficacy of alcoholic hand disinfectants against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Chirurg. 1997;68(3):264-268.

Lebeda FJ Deterrence of biological and chemical warfare: a review of policy options. Mil Med. 1997;162(3):156-161.

Majtan V, et al. Antibacterial efficacy of new commercially manufactured disinfectant substances against Salmonella typhimurium. J Basic Microbiol. 1997;37(1):41-44.

Manuelidis L Decontamination of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and other transmissible agents J Neurovirol. 1997;3(1):62-65.

Mir J, et al. Resistance to chlorine of freshwater bacterial strains. J Appl Microbiol. 1997;82(1):7-18.

Mizuno Y, et al. Study of needlestick accidents and hepatitis C virus infection in healthcare workers by molecular evolutionary analysis. J Hosp Infect. 1997;35(2):149-154.

Mohr H, et al. Virus inactivation of blood products by phenothiazine dyes and light. Photochem Photobiol. 1997;65(3):441-445.

Phebus RK, et al. Comparison of steam pasteurization and other methods for reduction of pathogens on surfaces of freshly slaughtered beef. J Food Protection. 1997;60(5):476-484.

Phillips G, et al. Laboratory-acquired VTEC infection. (letter) J Hosp Infect. 1997;35(1):72.

Rosenthal RA, et al. Loss of bactericidal activity from contact lens storage solutions. CLAO J. 1997;23(1):57-62.

Rutala WA, et al. Susceptibility of antibiotic-susceptible and antibiotic-resistant hospital bacteria to disinfectants. Infect Cont & Hosp Epidemiol. 1997;18(6):417-421.

Saurina G, et al. Activity of disinfectants against vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium. Infect Cont & Hosp Epidemiol. 1997;18(5):345-347.

Shi Zy, et al. Use of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis to investigate an outbreak of Serratia marcescens. J Clin Microbiol. 1997;35(1):325-327.

Szafranski P, et al. A new approach for containment of microorganisms: dual control of streptavidin expression by antisense RNA and the T7 transcription system. Proc Natl Acad Sci. 1997;94(4):1059-1063.

Turner RJ, et al. Expression of Escherichia coli TehA gives resistance to antiseptics and disinfectants similar to that conferred by multidrug resistance efflux pumps. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1997;41(2):440-444.

Zervos MJ, et al. Exposure to Brucella in the laboratory. (letter) Lancet. 1997;349(9052):651.

Zmudzka BZ, et al. Photosensitized decontamination of blood with the silicon phthalocyanine Pc4: no activation of the human immunodeficiency virus promoter. Photochem Photobiol. 1997;65(3):461-464.

-- International Symposium - sterilization, disinfection and antisepsis: current topics and future challenges - New Orleans, Louisiana. Am J Infect Control.1997;25(2):185-188.

-- New Guide to Biosafety Outlook of Agriculture. 1997;26(1):58.

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