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Infection Control Practices in Clinical Laboratories in Pakistan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Syed Abdul Mujeeb ,
Malik Mohummad Adil ,
Arshad Altaf ,
Sharaf Ali Shah  and
Stephen Luby
Syed Abdul Mujeeb
Affiliation:
Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Center, Karachi, Pakistan
Malik Mohummad Adil
Affiliation:
Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Center, Karachi, Pakistan
Arshad Altaf
Affiliation:
Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
Sharaf Ali Shah
Affiliation:
Sindh AIDS Control Program, Karachi, Pakistan
Stephen Luby*
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
*
Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Mailstop A-38, Atlanta, GA 30333
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Abstract

Clinical laboratories in Karachi, Pakistan, were evaluated for adherence to standard precautions using an observational checklist. Among 44 laboratories, gloves were used in 2, protective gowns in 12, disinfectant in 7, and an incinerator in 7. Standard worker safety precautions are not followed at major clinical laboratories in Karachi.

Type
Concise Communications
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 24 , Issue 2 , February 2003 , pp. 141 - 142
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2003

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