Dressing for success: choosing garbing standards for the laboratory animal facility.
The animal research literature devotes much attention to the function of clothing and personal protective equipment in preventing transmission of zoonotic diseases from animal to human, but has said comparatively little about the potential for transmission of disease from human to animal. The authors consider appropriate garbing standards for personnel charged with various tasks within the animal facility, emphasizing the protection of animals from potential health threats.
McGarry
Michael P
MP
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic-Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ 85259, USA. mcgarry.michael@mayo.edu
Martin
Timothy A
TA
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007756:Laboratory Animal Science / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D008297:Male; D017056:Medical Laboratory Personnel; D011481:Protective Clothing; D015047:Zoonoses