Awhile ago, after the Lake Placid ISAC meeting, a committee was formed to draft
guidelines for sorting live infectious cells. This effort is headed up by
Ingrid Schmid at UCLA who has done a great job in organizing the information for
other to review. I would suggest an e:mail to her to determine the status of
these guidelines.
schmid@cyto.medsch.ucla.edu
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Subject: HIV+ cells/stream-in-air sorting/safety issues
From: Frederic Preffer <preffer@helix.mgh.harvard.edu> at Internet_Gateway
Date: 11/12/96 8:44 PM
Can anyone refer me to any existing regulations/suggestions concerning
safety issues when it comes to cell sorting with UNFIXED samples known to be
from HIV+ patients, or cells purposely infected in vitro? In the absence
of known regulations, what precautions have you implemented in your facility
to insure the safety of the operator? For example, is a BL3 room a minimal,
adequate or more than necessary condition?
thanks
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Frederic I. Preffer
preffer@helix.mgh.harvard.edu
Department of Pathology- Cox5
100 Blossom St
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston MA 02114
(617) 726-7481 {fax x2365}
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