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Laboratory Infection

MedGen UID:
9661
•Concept ID:
C0022882
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Infection, Laboratory; Infections, Laboratory; Laboratory Infections

Definition

Accidentally acquired infection in laboratory workers. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLaboratory Infection

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment and Vaccination for Smallpox and Monkeypox.
Saalbach KP
Adv Exp Med Biol 2024;1451:301-316. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-57165-7_19. PMID: 38801586
Genetic tests based on the RT-PCR reaction in the diagnostics of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Tymoniuk B, Zmora P, Latowska J, Grabowska A, Ciesiołka A, Joachimiak P, Figura G, Borowiec M, Rolle K, Handschuh L, Fiszer A
Przegl Epidemiol 2021;75(1):14-26. doi: 10.32394/pe.75.02. PMID: 34328283
A review on the eco-epidemiology and clinical management of human granulocytic anaplasmosis and its agent in Europe.
Matei IA, Estrada-Peña A, Cutler SJ, Vayssier-Taussat M, Varela-Castro L, Potkonjak A, Zeller H, Mihalca AD
Parasit Vectors 2019 Dec 21;12(1):599. doi: 10.1186/s13071-019-3852-6. PMID: 31864403Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Laboratory Biosafety Considerations of SARS-CoV-2 at Biosafety Level 2.
Wang K, Zhu X, Xu J
Health Secur 2020 May/Jun;18(3):232-236. Epub 2020 Jun 9 doi: 10.1089/hs.2020.0021. PMID: 32522074
Improved Biosafety and Biosecurity Measures and/or Strategies to Tackle Laboratory-Acquired Infections and Related Risks.
Peng H, Bilal M, Iqbal HMN
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2018 Nov 29;15(12) doi: 10.3390/ijerph15122697. PMID: 30501091Free PMC Article
C-Reactive Protein in Orthopaedic Surgery.
Neumaier M, Braun KF, Sandmann G, Siebenlist S
Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech 2015;82(5):327-31. PMID: 26516948
Nosocomial and laboratory-acquired infection with Escherichia coli O157.
Coia JE
J Hosp Infect 1998 Oct;40(2):107-13. doi: 10.1016/s0195-6701(98)90089-5. PMID: 9819689
Laboratory-associated infections and biosafety.
Sewell DL
Clin Microbiol Rev 1995 Jul;8(3):389-405. doi: 10.1128/CMR.8.3.389. PMID: 7553572Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Laboratory Biosafety Considerations of SARS-CoV-2 at Biosafety Level 2.
Wang K, Zhu X, Xu J
Health Secur 2020 May/Jun;18(3):232-236. Epub 2020 Jun 9 doi: 10.1089/hs.2020.0021. PMID: 32522074
C-Reactive Protein in Orthopaedic Surgery.
Neumaier M, Braun KF, Sandmann G, Siebenlist S
Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech 2015;82(5):327-31. PMID: 26516948
Laboratory-acquired brucellosis.
Noviello S, Gallo R, Kelly M, Limberger RJ, DeAngelis K, Cain L, Wallace B, Dumas N
Emerg Infect Dis 2004 Oct;10(10):1848-50. doi: 10.3201/eid1010.040076. PMID: 15504276Free PMC Article
Francisella tularensis.
Evans ME
Infect Control 1985 Sep;6(9):381-3. PMID: 3850862
Blastomycosis.
Tenenbaum MJ, Greenspan J, Kerkering TM
Crit Rev Microbiol 1982 Apr;9(3):139-63. doi: 10.3109/10408418209104489. PMID: 7049575

Therapy

Treatment and Vaccination for Smallpox and Monkeypox.
Saalbach KP
Adv Exp Med Biol 2024;1451:301-316. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-57165-7_19. PMID: 38801586
Pharmacological principles guiding prolonged glucocorticoid treatment in ARDS.
Meduri GU, Annane D, Confalonieri M, Chrousos GP, Rochwerg B, Busby A, Ruaro B, Meibohm B
Intensive Care Med 2020 Dec;46(12):2284-2296. Epub 2020 Nov 4 doi: 10.1007/s00134-020-06289-8. PMID: 33150472Free PMC Article
C-Reactive Protein in Orthopaedic Surgery.
Neumaier M, Braun KF, Sandmann G, Siebenlist S
Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech 2015;82(5):327-31. PMID: 26516948
Francisella tularensis.
Evans ME
Infect Control 1985 Sep;6(9):381-3. PMID: 3850862
Blastomycosis.
Tenenbaum MJ, Greenspan J, Kerkering TM
Crit Rev Microbiol 1982 Apr;9(3):139-63. doi: 10.3109/10408418209104489. PMID: 7049575

Prognosis

Evaluating the Clinical and Immune Responses to Spotted Fever Rickettsioses in the Guinea Pig-Tick-Rickettsia System.
Stokes JV, Levin ML, Cross CE, Ross AL, Snellgrove AN, Willeford BV, Alugubelly N, Varela-Stokes AS
Curr Protoc 2022 Nov;2(11):e584. doi: 10.1002/cpz1.584. PMID: 36383032Free PMC Article
The diagnostic utility of IL-10, IL-17, and PCT in patients with sepsis infection.
Zhang W, Wang W, Hou W, Jiang C, Hu J, Sun L, Hu L, Wu J, Shang A
Front Public Health 2022;10:923457. Epub 2022 Jul 22 doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.923457. PMID: 35937269Free PMC Article
Diffusion-weighted MRI and PET-CT in the follow up of chronic periaortitis.
Kamper L, Dreger NM, Brandt AS, Pöppel T, Abanador-Kamper N, Roth S, Haage P
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2018 Nov;34(11):1779-1785. Epub 2018 Jun 15 doi: 10.1007/s10554-018-1395-0. PMID: 29948639
Do fatal infectious diseases eradicate host species?
Farrell AP, Collins JP, Greer AL, Thieme HR
J Math Biol 2018 Dec;77(6-7):2103-2164. Epub 2018 May 21 doi: 10.1007/s00285-018-1249-3. PMID: 29786769
C-Reactive Protein in Orthopaedic Surgery.
Neumaier M, Braun KF, Sandmann G, Siebenlist S
Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech 2015;82(5):327-31. PMID: 26516948

Clinical prediction guides

The diagnostic utility of IL-10, IL-17, and PCT in patients with sepsis infection.
Zhang W, Wang W, Hou W, Jiang C, Hu J, Sun L, Hu L, Wu J, Shang A
Front Public Health 2022;10:923457. Epub 2022 Jul 22 doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.923457. PMID: 35937269Free PMC Article
Biosafety of personnel of microbiological laboratories in the context of the Federal Law of the Russian Federation № 492-FZ of December 30, 2020 «On the biological safety of the Russian Federation».
Matosova EV, Andryukov BG, Bynina MP, Drobot EI, Lyapun IN
Klin Lab Diagn 2022 Jul 18;67(7):414-422. doi: 10.51620/0869-2084-2022-67-7-414-422. PMID: 35924772
A systematic analysis of and recommendations for public health events involving brucellosis from 2006 to 2019 in China.
Liu Z, Wang M, Tian Y, Li Z, Gao L, Li Z
Ann Med 2022 Dec;54(1):1859-1866. doi: 10.1080/07853890.2022.2092894. PMID: 35786155Free PMC Article
Progress in the Diagnosis and Control of Ebola Disease.
Woźniak-Kosek A, Kosek J, Mierzejewski J, Rapiejko P
Adv Exp Med Biol 2015;857:19-24. doi: 10.1007/5584_2015_123. PMID: 25724796
Laboratory-acquired vaccinia infection.
Wlodaver CG, Palumbo GJ, Waner JL
J Clin Virol 2004 Mar;29(3):167-70. doi: 10.1016/S1386-6532(03)00118-5. PMID: 14962785

Recent systematic reviews

Viral infections in workers in hospital and research laboratory settings: a comparative review of infection modes and respective biosafety aspects.
Pedrosa PB, Cardoso TA
Int J Infect Dis 2011 Jun;15(6):e366-76. Epub 2011 Apr 14 doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2011.03.005. PMID: 21497126Free PMC Article

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