Use of RODAC plates to measure containment of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a Class IIB biosafety cabinet during routine operations

Use of RODAC plates to measure containment of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a Class IIB biosafety cabinet during routine operations

Objective/background: Guidelines for the manipulation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) cultures require a Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) infrastructure and accompanying code of conduct. In this study, we aimed to validate and apply detection methods for viable mycobacteria from surfaces in a BSL-3 MTB...

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Main Authors: Géraldine Daneau, Elie Nduwamahoro, Kristina Fissette, Patrick Rüdelsheim, Dick van Soolingen, Bouke C de Jong, Leen Rigouts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
Biosafety
Environmental sampling
Ethanol
Propidium monoazide
Replicate Organism Detection and Counting
Tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2016;volume=5;issue=2;spage=148;epage=154;aulast=Daneau

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http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2016;volume=5;issue=2;spage=148;epage=154;aulast=Daneau

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