ReviewFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology2015
Biological Risks and Laboratory-Acquired Infections: A Reality That Cannot be Ignored in Health Biotechnology.
Review in Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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38 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 120 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Effectiveness of international virtual training on biorisk management in the context of COVID-19.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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- Inhibitors of Coronavirus 3CL Proteases Protect Cells from Protease-Mediated Cytotoxicity.Journal of virology · 2021Article
- Multiplex and on-site PCR detection of swine diseases based on the microfluidic chip system.BMC veterinary research · 2021Article
- Implementation of Bio-Risk Management System in a National Clinical and Medical Referral Centre Laboratories.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- A Cross-Sectional Survey to Assess Biorisk Management System in Research and Diagnostic Laboratories in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Assessment of the Biorisk Status of Veterinary Laboratories in Southwest Nigeria: Application of the Food and Agriculture Organization Laboratory Mapping Tool-Safety Module.Applied biosafety : journal of the American Biological Safety Association · 2020Article
- Tuberculosis and Other Airborne Microbes in Occupational Health and Safety.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
Advances and research in biotechnology have applications over a wide range of areas, such as microbiology, medicine, the food industry, agriculture, genetically modified organisms, and nanotechnology, among others. However, research with pathogenic agents, such as virus, parasites, fungi, rickettsia, bacterial microorganisms, or genetic modified organisms, has generated concern because of their potential biological risk - not only for people, but also for the environment due to their unpredictable behavior. In addition, concern for biosafety is associated with the emergence of new diseases or re-emergence of diseases that were already under control. Biotechnology laboratories require biosafety measures designed to protect their staff, the population, and the environment, which may be exposed to hazardous organisms and materials. Laboratory staff training and education is essential, not only to acquire a good understanding about the direct handling of hazardous biological agents but also knowledge of the epidemiology, pathogenicity, and human susceptibility to the biological materials used in research. Biological risk can be reduced and controlled by the correct application of internationally recognized procedures such as proper microbiological techniques, proper containment apparatus, adequate facilities, protective barriers, and special training and education of laboratory workers. To avoid occupational infections, knowledge about standardized microbiological procedures and techniques and the use of containment devices, facilities, and protective barriers is necessary. Training and education about the epidemiology, pathogenicity, and biohazards of the microorganisms involved may prevent or decrease the risk. In this way, the scientific community may benefit from the lessons learned in the past to anticipate future problems.
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