Laboratory-acquired infections: Are microbiologists at risk?

Clinical Microbiology Newsletter

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-6

  Sewell, David L ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; CLINICAL LABORATORY; FECES; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NEISSERIACEAE INFECTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; VIRAL HEMORRHAGIC SEPTICEMIA; WORKER;

EID: 29244451868     PISSN: 01964399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2005.12.004     Document Type: Article

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