A facet of the biohazard control program: agent registration, risk assessment and computerization of data.
An assessment of risk in handling microbial agents at a major biomedical research institute is given. Included also are the risks associated with handling tissue cultures and animals. Two computer programs are described for the storage and retrieval of data on agents, tissue cultures, and animals.
D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D001419:Bacteria; D003201:Computers; D046508:Culture Techniques; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services; D007256:Information Systems; D007757:Laboratory Infection / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D010271:Parasites; D012306:Risk; D014481:United States; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000209:etiology