Accession Number:

AD0835179

Title:

DANGER OF INFECTION IN THE TUBERCULOSIS LABORATORY

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

ARMY BIOLOGICAL LABS FREDERICK MD

Personal Author(s):

• Albrecht, Joachim

Report Date:

1966-02-01

Pagination or Media Count:

5.0

Abstract:

Many procedures commonly carried out in microbiological laboratories are liable to result in the production of infected sprays or aerosols. Although this possibility of infection by airborne particles has hitherto received little attention, the observation by English and American authors that the frequency of tuberculosis among laboratory personnel is higher than among comparable occupational groups clearly indicates that it constitutes a very real risk.

Descriptors:

• *MEDICAL LABORATORIES
• *MEDICAL TECHNICIANS
• HAZARDS
• TRANSLATIONS
• BIOLOGICAL LABORATORIES
• MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS
• INFECTIOUS DISEASES
• HOSPITALS
• WEST GERMANY

Subject Categories:

• Medicine and Medical Research

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE