Second Quarter, 1998 - Quarterly Biosafety Listings - Office of Laboratory Security

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Second Quarter, 1998

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Anonymous. Testing biological warfare drugs without consent. Public Health Rep 1997;112:448-49.

Abad FX, Pinto RM, Bosch A. Disinfection of human enteric viruses on fomites. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1997;156:107-11.

Ballereau F, Merville C, Lafleuriel MT, Schrive I. Stability and antimicrobial effectiveness of sodium hypochlorite solutions for hospital cares in tropical countries. Bull Soc Pathol Exot 1997;90:192-95.

Barnaby W. Biological weapons: an increasing threat. Med Confl Surviv 1997;13:301-13.

Cimons M. NIH opens top level biosafety facility. Nature Med 1998;4:136.

Clark RP. Standards for safety cabinets [letter]. Nature 1997;390:550.

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

Eng JA, Valena F, Dever LL, Smith SM. Could antibiotic-resistant pathogens be cross-resistant to hard-surface disinfectants? - Reply. Am J Infect Control 1997;25:441.

Fan FY, Yi B, Li W. [The observation on the disinfecting efficiency of the disinfectant 93]. Chung Hua Hu Li Tsa Chih 1997;32:72-4.

Fishman M, Fort GG, Mikolich DJ. Prevention of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in health care workers: A case study. Am J Infect Control 1998;26:74-9.

Flanagin A, Lundberg GD. Biological warfare and the 'Hiroshima' issue of JAMA - Reply. JAMA 1998;279:275.

Frantz SW, Haines KA, Azar CG, Ward JI, Homan SM, Roberts RB. Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) activity against clinical isolates of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREF) and the effects of moisturizing agents on CHG residue accumulation on the skin. J Hosp Infect 1997;37:157-64.

Fuursted K, Hjort A, Knudsen L. Evaluation of bactericidal activity and lag of regrowth (postantibiotic effect) of five antiseptics on nine bacterial pathogens. J Antimicrob Chemother 1997;40:221-26.

Gerba CP, Johnson DC, Hasan MN. Efficacy of iodine water purification tablets against Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts. Wilderness Environ Med 1997;8:96-100.

Ghitescu E, Popa R. [The sporicidal activity of chemical products tested in our laboratory on Bacillus subtilis spores] Activitatea sporicida a unor produse chimice testate in laboratorul nostru pe spori de Bacillus subtilis. Bacteriol Virusol Parazitol Epidemiol 1997;42:159-63.

Gould D. Handwashing. Nurs Times 1997;93:Suppl. 2.

Graman PS, Quinlan GA, Rank JA. Nosocomial legionellosis traced to a contaminated ice machine. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1997;18:637-40.

Greenwood I, Zakrzewska JM. Needlestick injuries [letter]. Br Dent J 1997;183:196.

Haines KA, Klein DA, McDonnell G, Pretzer D. Could antibiotic-resistant pathogens be cross-resistant to hard-surface disinfectants? [letter]. Am J Infect Control 1997;25:439-41.

Hampton S. Germ warfare. Nurs Times 1997;93:74-6, 79.

Harrison C, Chantler E. The effect of nonoxynol-9 and chlorhexidine on HIV and sperm in vitro. Int J Std AIDS 1998;9:92-7.

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.

Hilbert G, Bedry R, Cardinaud JP, Benissan GG. Euro bleach: fatal hypernatremia due to 13.3% sodium hypochlorite [letter]. J Toxicol Clin Toxicol 1997;35:635-36.

Jenkins MB, Bowman DD, Ghiorse WC. Inactivation of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts by ammonia. Appl Environ Microbiol 1998;64:784-88.

Josephson KL, Rubino JR, Pepper IL. Characterization and quantification of bacterial pathogens and indicator organisms in household kitchens with and without the use of a disinfectant cleaner. J Appl Microbiol 1997;83:737-50.

Kadlec RF, Zelicoff AP. Physicians and biological warfare agents - Reply. JAMA 1998;279:273-74.

Kawana R, Kitamura T, Nakagomi O, et al. Inactivation of human viruses by povidone-iodine in comparison with other antiseptics. Dermatology 1997;195:29-35.

Klinger T. Biosafety assessment of genetically engineered organisms in the environment. Trends Ecol Evolut 1998;13:5-6.

Knobloch J, Demar M. Accidental Leishmania mexicana infection in an immunosuppressed laboratory technician. Trop Med Int Health 1997;2:1152-55.

Kwon P. Guide to handling cytotoxic drugs and related waste. Qld Nurse 1997;16:22.

Linden KG, Darby JL. Estimating effective germicidal dose from medium pressure UV lamps.
J Environ Eng - ASCE 1997;123:1142-49.

Liyanage LR, Finch GR, Belosevic M. Sequential disinfection of Cryptosporidium parvum by ozone and chlorine dioxide. Ozone-Sci Eng 1997;19:409-23.

Lorian V, Fernandes F. Susceptibility of vancomycin-resistant enterococci to environmental disinfectants [letter]. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1997;18:678-79.

Middleton AM, Chadwick MV, Gaya H. Disinfection of bronchoscopes, contaminated in vitro with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare and Mycobacterium chelonae in sputum, using stabilized, buffered peracetic acid solution ('Nu-Cidex'). J Hosp Infect 1997;37:137-43.

Ooi HK, Lin CL, Wang JS. Effect of ozone treatment on Toxocara canis eggs. J Vet Med Sci 1998;60:169-73.

Parida A, Ram N, Lakshmi M. Biosafety concerns in biotechnology. Curr Sci 1997;73:491-92.

Piccini G, Hoffer C. [Hospital refuse. Safety in the laboratories] Rifiuti in ospedale. Sicurezza dei lavoratori Riv Inferm 1997;16:11-4.

Rastogi SK, Pangtey BS. Occupational health risks of glutaraldehyde - A review. Inhal Toxicol 1998;10:27-31.

Rowan NJ, Anderson JG. Effectiveness of cleaning and disinfection procedures on the removal of enterotoxigenic Bacillus cereus from infant feeding bottles. J Food Protect 1998;61:196-200.

Russell AD, Furr JR, Maillard JY. Synergistic sterilization [letter]. PDA J Pharm Sci Technol 1997;51:174-75.

Rutala WA, Weber DJ. Uses of inorganic hypochlorite (bleach) in health-care facilities. Clin Microbiol Rev 1997;10:597-610.

Sagripanti JL, Bonifacino A. Effects of salt and serum on the sporicidal activity of liquid disinfectants.
J Aoac Int 1997;80:1198-1207.

Saionji A. [Methods of disinfection and sterilization of microbes]. Rinsho Byori 1997;Suppl 105:203-08.

Samrakandi MM, Roques C, Michel G. Influence of trophic conditions on exopolysaccharide production: bacterial biofilm susceptibility to chlorine and monochloramine. Can J Microbiol 1997;43:751-58.

Sanderson SS, Stewart PS. Evidence of bacterial adaptation to monochloramine in Pseudomonas aeroginosa biofilms and evaluation of biocide action model. Biotechnol Bioeng 1997;56:201-09.

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

Scioli D, Pizzella T, Vollaro L, Nardiello S, Defeo L. The action of VIRKON No Foam on the hepatitis B virus. Eur J Epidemiol 1997;13:879-83.

Shaban AM, Eltaweel GE, Ali GH. UV ability to inactivate microorganisms combined with factors affecting radiation. Water Sci Technol 1997;35:107-12.

Shadala MG. [Current problems in disinfection technics in the prevention of infectious diseases] Aktual'nye problemy dezinfektologii v profilaktike infektsionnykh zabolevanii. Med Parazitol (Mosk) 1997;24-30.

Slater MS, Trunkey DD. Terrorism in America. An evolving threat. Arch Surg 1997;132:1059-66.

Stringer SC, Peck MW. Combinations of heat treatment and sodium chloride that prevent growth from spores of nonproteolytic Clostridium botulinum. J Food Protect 1997;60:1553-59.

Strus M. [Action of physical agents on microorganisms] Mechanizymy dziaLania czynnikow fizycznych na drobnoustroje. Rocz Panstw Zakl Hig 1997;48:263-68.

Sung N, Collins MT. Thermal tolerance of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis. Appl Environ Microbiol 1998;64:999-1005.

Suzuki J, Komatsuzawa H, Kozai K, Nagasaka N. In vitro susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus including MRSA to four disinfectants. ASDC J Dent Child 1997;64:260-63.

Tachikawa M, Matsuno A, Tezuka M, Sawamura R. Inactivation of poliovirus with chloramines. Jpn J Toxicol Environ Health 1997;43:230-36.

Tassinari AD, Landgraf M. Effect of microwave heating on survival of Salmonella typhimurium in artificially contaminated ready-to-eat foods. J Food Safety 1997;17:239-48.

Taylor DM, Fernie K, Mcconnell I. Inactivation of the 22A strain of scrapie agent by autoclaving in sodium hydroxide. Vet Microbiol 1997;58:87-91.

Taylor DM, Woodgate SL, Fleetwood AJ, Cawthorne RJ. Effect of rendering procedures on the scrapie agent. Vet Rec 1997;141:643-49.

Taylor DM, Woodgate SL. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy: the causal role of ruminant-derived protein in cattle diets. Rev Sci Tech Oie 1997;16:187-98.

Tokuda Y. Physicians and biological warfare agents. JAMA 1998;279:273.

Vaahtoranta-Lehtonen HH, Lehtonen OP, Peltola O. Contact lens care using chlorhexidine acetate with ethyl-6-O-decanoyl-glucoside: a comparative clinical and bacteriological study. CLAO J 1997;23:270-74.

Vandamme L, Niruthisard S, Atisook R, et al. Safety evaluation of nonoxynol-9 gel in women at low risk of HIV infection. AIDS 1998;12:433-37.

Wall SD, Howe JM, Sawhney R. Human immunodeficiency virus infection and hepatitis: Biosafety in radiology. Radiology 1997;205:619-28.

Watanabe H, Kitamura T, Ochi S, Ozaki M. Inactivation of pathogenic bacteria under mesophilic and thermophilic conditions. Water Sci Technol 1997;36:25-32.

Webster RG. Influenza virus: transmission between species and relevance to emergence of the next human pandemic. Arch Virol Suppl 1997;13:105-13.

Wedincamp J, French FE, Whitcomb RF, Henegar RB. Laboratory infection and release of Spiroplasma (Entomoplasmatales: Spiroplasmataceae) from horse flies (Diptera: Tabanidae). J Entomol Sci 1997;32:398-402.

Williams RB. Laboratory tests of phenolic disinfectants as oocysticides against the chicken coccidium Eimeria tenella. Vet Rec 1997;141:447-48.

Yasuda T, Yoshimura Y, Takada H, et al. Comparison of bactericidal effects of commonly used antiseptics against pathogens causing nosocomial infections. Dermatology 1997;195:19-28.

Ziegler BL, Thomas CA, Meier T, Muller R, Fliedner TM, Weber L. Generation of infectious retrovirus aerosol through medical laser irradiation. Laser Surg Med 1998;22:37-41.

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