Sterilization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Erdman Samples by Antimicrobial Fixation in a Biosafety Level 3 Laboratory
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- 1 February 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 39 (2) , 769-771
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.39.2.769-771.2001
Abstract
Incomplete sterilization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Erdman cultures followed 1 h of incubation in low concentrations of glutaraldehyde (0.5 and 1.0%) or azide. In contrast, 2.5% glutaraldehyde, paraformaldehyde (2 or 4%), Vesphine IIse or 5% formalin sterilized these samples after 1 h. These results suggest caution in removing fixed M. tuberculosis samples from biosafety level 3.Keywords
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