The
lablogatory people posted an interesting
article today:
“A recent report from the Centers for Disease
Control (CDC) found that twenty-four laboratory workers were infected with a
strain of Salmonella typhimurium, an enteric pathogen. The infections were
reported in sixteen states across the country. Of those infected, six were
hospitalized with symptoms such as diarrhea, fever, and severe abdominal cramps.
Luckily, there were no deaths reported. These infections occurred in various
teaching and clinical laboratories. The worst part? This could have been
avoided.”
I
can remember when I first started working in labs. I was advised to seriously
consider not taking out a pension as at that time the life expectancy of am
MLSO (as we were then) was fifty-six…
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