Biosecurity Measures in 48 Isolation Facilities Managing Highly Infectious Diseases

The Culture of Biosafety, Biosecurity, and Responsible Conduct in the Life Sciences: A Comprehensive Literature Review

“…54,55 Some articles in this group focus specifically on biosecurity, emphasizing processes such as risk identification, risk assessment, and risk management (physical security, personnel reliability, materials control and accountability, transfer security, and information security). 56,57…”

“…54,55 Some articles in this group focus specifically on biosecurity, emphasizing processes such as risk identification, risk assessment, and risk management (physical security, personnel reliability, materials control and accountability, transfer security, and information security). 56,57 Many publications describe ongoing biorisk management programs, including personnel reliability, [58][59][60][61] behavioral screening, 62 or reporting and tracking incidents and near misses, 63,64 which are vital elements of a culture of biosafety, biosecurity, and responsible conduct in the life sciences. These are examples of the "measures that are taken every day to safeguard the laboratory staff, the community, and the nation."…”

Current Capabilities and Capacity of Ebola Treatment Centers in the United States

“…(2,3) Staffing and training 5 • ETCs are operated by interdisciplinary teams of clinical and nonclinical personnel able to sustain weeks of clinical care with strategies to minimize the number of staff in direct contact with patients. 6 • Personnel are trained specifically for their ETC role and demonstrate competency in proper waste management, infection prevention and control, safe processing and transport of laboratory specimens, and proficiency in donning and doffing PPE. • ETCs conduct functional core exercises of processes and establish continuous training programs and retraining for infection control breaches.…”

Incumplimiento de las normas de bioseguridad por personal de salud aun en tiempos de la Covid 19

“…El término bioseguridad está relacionado con las medidas que se toman para salvaguardar la vida y salud a nivel personal, de grupo y del medio ambiente (1,2) . En el contexto de la pandemia por la Covid-19, el riesgo que el personal de salud enfrenta diariamente en su ambiente de trabajo es evidente, en especial por que el SARS-CoV-2 es de fácil transmisión al contacto con material contaminado.…”

“…La capacitación en bioseguridad y control de infecciones, debe brindarse a todo el personal de salud de manera regular y se debe ejercer periódicamente (2) . Esto es importante para que el personal de salud en el Perú conozca las medidas que se deben tomar, ya que el conocimiento es un factor importante e influyente en la protección y prevención de enfermedades, reduciendo los riesgos biológicos, optimizando las decisiones de los profesionales (3) .…”