ABC of Safety in the Biological Sciences
CATEGORY B2 PATHOGENS
Materials in this category require special
conditions for containment but do not require special accommodation.
They include:
- All specimens known to be Hepatitis B
surface antigen positive.
- All specimens from patients in renal
units who have not been screened.
- All specimens from patients suffering
from infective, or suspected infective, diseases of the liver.
- All specimens from patients with
defective or altered immunological competence, e.g. with
leukaemia or Down syndrome.
- All specimens from patients in other
`at risk' groups, e.g. drug addicts.
- All specimens from patients suffering
from CreutzfeldtJakob disease, except for brain and spinal cord
which is in Category B1.
Reference
Miller, B.M. et al. (1986)
Laboratory Safety: Principles and Practices.
American Society for Microbiology, Washington
DC, U.S.A.
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