Risk assessment of mycobacterial infections (human tuberculosis and avian mycobacteriosis) during anatomical dissection of cadavers

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 311-319

  Bartos, M ^a   Pavlikova, H ^b,c   Dvorska, L ^a   Horvath, R ^d   Dendis, M ^d   Flodr, P ^e   Kolar, Z ^e   Weston, R T ^a,f   Pac, L ^b   Matlova, L ^a   Pavlik, Ivo ^a  

^a VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^b MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

^d Genex CZ   (Czech Republic)

^e PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^f LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anatomy education; Avian tuberculosis; Disinfection; Health and safety; Risk assessment; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

AVES; CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS COMPLEX;

EID: 33646771016     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/5551-VETMED     Document Type: Article

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