Biosafety Directive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex (MTBC)

Biosafety Directive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex (MTBC) This biosafety directive is intended to provide a comprehensive overview of the risk assessment outcomes, subsequent containment level decisions, and considerations that have been made for those working with MTBC. It describes the activities and MTBC sample types that can be handled at CL2 with additional physical containment and operational practices. The Biosafety Directive for MTBC is to be used in conjunction with the CBS. 2019-02-14 Public Health Agency of Canada open-ouvert@tbs-sct.gc.ca Health and SafetyPATHOGENMYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS COMPLEXCONTAINMENT LEVEL REQUIREMENTSBIOSAFETY REQUIREMENTSPRIMARY SPECIMENSCLINICAL/DIAGNOSTICMDR-TB POSITIVE SPECIMENSXDR-TB POSITIVE SPECIMENSBIOSAFETY CONSIDERATIONSSPECIMEN REFERRALPROPAGATIVE ACTIVITIESIN VIVO ACTIVITIESDISINFECTIONINACTIVATION METHODS Biosafety Directive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex (MTBC)HTML https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/biosafety-directive-mycobacterium-tuberculosis-complex-mtbc.html Biosafety Directive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex (MTBC)HTML https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante-publique/services/biosecurite-biosurete-laboratoire/directive-matiere-biosecurite-portant-complexe-mycobacterium-tuberculosis-cmtb.html

This biosafety directive is intended to provide a comprehensive overview of the risk assessment outcomes, subsequent containment level decisions, and considerations that have been made for those working with MTBC. It describes the activities and MTBC sample types that can be handled at CL2 with additional physical containment and operational practices. The Biosafety Directive for MTBC is to be used in conjunction with the CBS.

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