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Title: Enterobacter aerogenes Needle Stick Leads to Improved Biological Management System

Journal Article · · Applied Biosafety

A laboratory worker who received a needle stick from a contaminated needle while working with a culture containing Enterobactor aerogenes developed a laboratory acquired infection. Although this organism has been shown to cause community and nosocomial infections, there have been no documented cases of a laboratory acquired infections. Lessons learned from the event led to corrective actions which included modification of lab procedures, development of a biological inventory tracking and risk identification system and the establishment of an effective biological safety program.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
887029
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-40187; TRN: US200617%%352
Journal Information:
Applied Biosafety, Vol. 9, Issue 2
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English