Second Quarter, 1999 - Quarterly Biosafety Listings - Office of Laboratory Security

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Second Quarter, 1999

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Alfa MJ, DeGagne P, Olson N, Hizon R. Comparison of liquid chemical sterilization with peracetic acid and ethylene oxide sterilization for long narrow lumens. Amer J Infect Control 1998;26:469-77.

Altemose BA, Flynn MR, Sprankle J. Application of a tracer gas challenge with a human subject to investigate factors affecting the performance of laboratory fume hoods. Am Ind Hyg Assoc J 1998;59:321-27.

Armon R, Arbel T, Green M. A quantitative and qualitative study of biofilm disinfection on glass, metal and PVC surfaces by chlorine, bromine and bromochloro-5,5 dimethylhydantoin (BCDMH). Water Sci Technol 1998;38:175-79.

Ball K. Biological warfare: what happens if we are attacked? [Editorial]. Todays Surg Nurse 1998;20:3-6.

Barton, R. The application of the UNSCOM experience to international biological arms control. United Nations Special Commission. Crit Rev Microbiol 1998;24:219-33.

Berns KI, Atlas RM, Cassell G, Shoemaker J. Preventing the misuse of microorganisms: the role of the American Society for Microbiology in protecting against biological weapons. Crit Rev Microbiol 1998;24:273-80.

Berrington A, Pedler SJ. Investigation of gaseous ozone for MRSA decontamination of hospital side-rooms. J Hosp Infect 1998;40:61-65.

Bonn D. Commensal bacteria armed against biological warfare [news]. Mol Med Today 1998;4:369.

Brion GM, Silverstein J. Iodine disinfection of a model bacteriophage, MS2, demonstrating apparent rebound. Water Res 1999;33:169-79.

Brodt H. HIV postexposure prophylaxis. German-Austrian recommendations. Deutsche AIDS-Gesellschaft (DAIG) and Osterreichische AIDS- Gesellschaft (OAG). Eur J Med Res 1998;3:485-500.

Chiron P. Humid heat sterilization. Rev Chir Orthop Reparat App 1998;84:49-51.

Collins CH, Kennedy DA. Laboratory safety [letter]. Science 1998;282:1419-20.

Coquet L, Junter GA, Jouenne T. Resistance of artificial biofilms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to imipenem and tobramycin. J Antimicrob Chemother 1998;42:755-60.

de-Graaf R, Houweling H, van-Zessen G. Occupational risk of HIV infection among western health care professionals posted in AIDS endemic areas. AIDS Care 1998;10:441-52.

Debslouka E, Louka N, Abraham G, Chabot V, Allaf K. Effect of compressed carbon dioxide on microbial cell viability. Appl Environ Microbiol 1999;65:626-31.

Decq P. Application of guidelines concerning decontamination and sterilization of neurosurgery instruments and risk of Creutzfeld-Jakob contamination. Neurochirurgie 1998;44:292-93.

Dekker A. Inactivation of foot-and-mouth disease virus by heat, formaldehyde, ethylene oxide and gamma radiation. Vet Rec 1998;143:168-69.

Dewilde A, Pellieux C, Pierlot C, Wattre P, Aubry JM. Inactivation of intracellular and non-enveloped viruses by a non-ionic naphthalene endoperoxide. Biol Chem 1998;379:1377-79.

Doultree JC, Druce JD, Birch CJ, Bowden DS, Marshall JA. Inactivation of feline calicivirus, a Norwalk virus surrogate. J Hosp Infect 1999;41:51-57.

Francisco M. Biosafety and regulation. Nat Biotechnol 1999;17:89.

Georges AJ, Baize S, Leroy EM, Georges CM. Ebola virus: what the practitioner needs to know. Med Trop Mars 1998;58:177-86.

Goroncybermes P. Investigation into the efficacy of disinfectants against MRSA and vancomycin-resistant enterococci. Zbl Hyg Umweltmed 1998;201:297-309.

Griffiths PA, Babb JR, Fraise AP. Mycobactericidal activity of selected disinfectants using a quantitative suspension test. J Hosp Infect 1999;41:111-21.

Haas A, Platz S, Eichhorn W, Kaaden OR, Unshelm J. Hygienic studies for the efficiency of steam application based on microbiological and parasitological test procedures. Zbl Hyg Umweltmed 1998;201:337-47.

Hamid SS, Farooqui B, Rizvi Q, Sultana T, Siddiqui AA. Risk of transmission and features of hepatitis C after needlestick injuries. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1999;20:63-64.

Hobson DW, Woller W, Anderson L, Guthery E. Development and evaluation of a new alcohol-based surgical hand scrub formulation with persistent antimicrobial characteristics and brushless application. Amer J Infect Control 1998;26:507-12.

Ippolito G, Puro V, Heptonstall J, Jagger J, Decarli G, Petrosillo N. Occupational human immunodeficiency virus infection in health care workers: worldwide cases through September 1997. Clin Infect Dis 1999;28:365-83.

Jeng DK, Severin JE. Povidone iodine gel alcohol: a 30-second, onetime application preoperative skin preparation. Am J Infect Control 1998;26:488-94.

Jinno H, Ozawa T, Hanioka N, Tanakakagawa T, Nishimura T, Takeda K, Ando M. Hepatotoxicity of disinfection by-products, haloacetic acids and haloacetones. Jpn J Toxicol Environ Health 1999;45:18.

Jochimsen EM. Failures of zidovudine postexposure prophylaxis. Am J Med 1997;102:52-55.

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. Am J Gastroenterol 1998;93:2057-59.

Langsrud S, Sundheim G. Factors influencing a suspension test method for antimicrobial activity of disinfectants. J Appl Microbiol 1998;85:1006-12.

Leese KE, Cole EC, Jensen PA. Assessment of blood-splash exposures of medical-waste treatment workers. J Environ Health 1999;61:8-11.

Lisle  JT, Broadaway SC, Prescott AM, Pyle BH, Fricker C, McFeters GA. Effects of starvation on physiological activity and chlorine disinfection resistance in Escherichia coli O157:H7. Appl Environ Microbiol 1998;64:4658-62.

Lopes JA. Susceptibility of antibiotic-resistant and antibiotic-sensitive foodborne pathogens to acid anionic sanitizers. J Food Prot 1998;61:1390-95.

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

Maillard JY, Hann AC, Baubet V, Perrin R. Efficacy and mechanisms of action of sodium hypochlorite on Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 phage F116. J Appl Microbiol 1998;85:925-32.

Majtan V, Majtanova L. The effect of new disinfectant substances on the metabolism of Enterobacter cloacae. Int J Antimicrobial Agents 1999;11:59-64.

McDonnell G, Russell AD. Antiseptics and disinfectants: Activity, action, and resistance. Clin Microbiol Rev 1999;12:147.

Michalsen A. Prevention of occupational infectious diseases by compliance with universal precautions. Anasthesiol Intensivmedizin 1998;39:617-25.

Monath TP, Gordon LK. Strengthening the biological weapons convention. Science 1998;282:1423.

Munro K, Lanser J, Flower R. A comparative study of methods to validate formaldehyde decontamination of biological safety cabinets. Appl Environ Microbiol 1999;65:873-76.

Nagl M, Gottardi W. Rapid killing of Mycobacterium terrae by N-chlorotaurine in the presence of ammonium is caused by the reaction product monochloramine. J Pharm Pharmacol 1998;50:1317-20.

Nardell EA. The role of ventilation in preventing nosocomial transmission of tuberculosis. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 1998;2:S110-S117.

Payne DN, Babb JR, Bradley CR. An evaluation of the suitability of the European suspension test to reflect in vitro activity of antiseptics against clinically significant organisms. Lett Appl Microbiol 1999;28:7-12.

Pearn J. Medical response to disasters. Med J Aust 1998;169:601.

Peters J, Spicher G. Model tests for the efficacy of disinfectants on surfaces - IV. Communication: Dependence of test results on the amount of contamination and the kind of active substance. Zbl Hyg Umweltmed 1998;201:311-23.

Phillips G. Microbiological aspects of clinical waste. J Hosp Infect 1999;41:1-6.

Pinocy J, Eingartner C, Ruck P, Weise K. [Recurrent soft tissue infections after accidental inoculation with BCG vaccine]. Unfallchirurg 1998;101:658-60.

Pratt LH, Smith DG, Thornton RH, Simmons JB, Depta BB, Johnson RB. The effectiveness of two sterilization methods when different precleaning techniques are employed. J Dent 1999;27:247-48.

Rath J, Jank B, Doblhoff DO. Biological weapons control [letter]. Science 1998;282:2194.

Roberts B. Export controls and biological weapons: new roles, new challenges. Crit Rev Microbiol 1998;24:235-54.

Sack RB, Siddique AK. Corpses and the spread of cholera. Lancet 1998;352:1570.

Schuchat A. Group B streptococcus. Lancet 1999;353:51-56.

Selkon JB, Babb JR, Morris R. Evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of a new super-oxidized water, Sterilox (R), for the disinfection of endoscopes. J Hosp Infect 1999;41:59-70.

Serra C, Torres M, Campins M, Catalan G. Occupational risk of hepatitis C virus infection after accidental exposure. Med Clin 1998;111:645-49.

Shetty N, Srinivasan S, Holton J, Ridgway GL. Evaluation of microbicidal activity of a new disinfectant: Sterilox (R) 2500 against Clostridium difficile spores, Helicobacter pylori, vancomycin resistant Enterococcus species, Candida albicans and several Mycobacterium species. J Hosp Infect 1999;41:101-05.

Skrypal' IH. [Information on the proposals of the Council of the European Economic Community on the protection of workers at risk related to work with dangerous biological objects (on the execution of Article 118(a) of the Treaty of the European Economic Community (EEC) and the refining of Directive 90/679 of the EEC Council) (news)]. Mikrobiol Z 1998;60:101-11.

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

Tereskerz PM, Pearson RD, Jagger J. Institutional liability for needlestick injury [letter]. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1998;19:737.

Trafny EA. Susceptibility of adherent organisms from Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from burn wounds to antimicrobial agents. Int J Antimicrob Agents 1998;10:223-28.

van der Linde I. Free drug short course for needle stick injuries [news]. S Afr Med J 1998;88:1062-63.

Vasin VB, Viktorov AN, Stolbova KA,  Trofimov VI. [The study of biocide effectiveness of ultraviolet treatment in media stimulating space station environment]. Aviakosm Ekolog Med 1998;32:62-66.

Watanabe M, Endoh M, Takeo T. [Inactivation and toxoiding of biologically-active components of Bordetella pertussis by tea catechins]. Yakugaku Zasshi 1998;118:415-22.

Winiecka KJ, Linder E. Cysticidal effect of chlorine dioxide on Giardia intestinalis cysts. Acta Trop 1998;70:369-72.

Wirtanen G, Salo S, Allison DG, Mattila ST, Gilbert P. Performance evaluation of disinfectant formulations using poloxamer-hydrogel biofilm-constructs. J Appl Microbiol 1998;85:965-71.

Woodall J. The role of computer networking in investigating unusual disease outbreaks and allegations of biological and toxin weapons use. Crit Rev Microbiol 1998;24:255-72.

Zilinskas RA. Verifying compliance to the biological and toxin weapons convention. Crit Rev Microbiol 1998;24:195-218.

Zufferey R, Dull T, Mandel RJ, Bukovsky A, Quiroz D, Naldini L, Trono D. Self-inactivating lentivirus vector for safe and efficient in vivo gene delivery. J Virol 1998;72:9873-80.

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