title: Decontamination of a field laboratory dedicated to Ebola virus-infected patients.
abstract: In 2015, the French Armed Forces deployed a biosafety level 3 (BSL3) field laboratory as a part of an Ebola treatment center in Guinea. When closing the center, laboratory decontamination operations were necessary. We present the decontamination protocols applied for the BSL3 field laboratory, making the entire module ready for a future use.
authors: Microbiology Laboratory, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Sainte Anne, Toulon, France. Electronic address: tiphaine.rousselgaillard@gmail.com.
authors: Tiphaine
authors: T
authors: Gaillard
authors: Microbiology Laboratory, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Bégin, Saint Mandé, France.
authors: Déborah
authors: D
authors: Delaune
authors: IRBA, Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées, Brétigny sur Orge, France.
authors: Olivier
authors: O
authors: Flusin
authors: IRBA, Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées, Brétigny sur Orge, France.
authors: Jean-Charles
authors: JC
authors: Paucod
authors: IRBA, Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées, Brétigny sur Orge, France.
authors: Stéphane
authors: S
authors: Richard
authors: IRBA, Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées, Brétigny sur Orge, France.
authors: Laetitia
authors: L
authors: Boubis
authors: Microbiology Laboratory, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Sainte Anne, Toulon, France.
authors: Yan
authors: Y
authors: Honeywood
authors: Microbiology Laboratory, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Sainte Anne, Toulon, France.
authors: Frédéric
authors: F
authors: Janvier
authors: Microbiology Laboratory, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Percy, Clamart, France.
authors: Vincent
authors: V
authors: Foissaud
authors: IRBA, Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées, Brétigny sur Orge, France.
authors: François
authors: F
authors: Thibault
authors: IRBA, Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées, Brétigny sur Orge, France.
authors: Eric
authors: E
authors: Valade
authors: Microbiology Laboratory, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Bégin, Saint Mandé, France.
authors: Audrey
authors: A
authors: Mérens
mesh_terms: D003666:Decontamination / Q000379:methods*; D004389:Durable Medical Equipment; D005602:France; D016701:Guinea; D019142:Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories; D058749:Military Facilities
keywords: BSL3; Ebola virus; decontamination; field laboratory; hydrogen peroxide; peracetic acid