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To: I1215117--IBMMAIL
SUBJECT: Fixed HIV+ cells run on a Facstar
Is it safe to analyze paraformaldehyde-fixed lymphocytes from HIV
positive patients using a Facstar PLUS which is not in a containment
facility? I have been advised that once cells are fixed in 1.0%
paraformaldehyde and are incubated for 1.0 hour they are not
biohazardous. I'd like feedback on this since the jet-in-air design of
the Facstar forms an aerosol.
Thanks a bunch,
Marie Iannone
Burroughs Wellcome Co.
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
(919) 315-8709
usbwc8rc@ibmmail.com
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