Citation
K. Munro et al., A comparative study of methods to validate formaldehyde decontamination ofbiological safety cabinets, APPL ENVIR, 65(2), 1999, pp. 873-876
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,Microbiology
Journal title
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00992240
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Volume
65
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
873 - 876
Database
ISI
SICI code
0099-2240(199902)65:2<873:ACSOMT>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
Methods of validation of formaldehyde decontamination of biological safety
cabinets were compared. Decontamination of metal strips inoculated with Myc
obacterium bovis, poliovirus, or Bacillus spp. spores was compared with the
results obtained with three biological indicators. Conditions for successf
ul decontamination, particularly relative humidity, were defined. The Attes
t 1291 biological indicator was the only biological indicator which was an
aid in the detection of gross decontamination failure.