Solar disinfection of MODS mycobacterial cultures in resource-poor settings.

Safe disposal of TB culture material in which the infectious burden of clinical samples has been greatly amplified is an important challenge in resource-limited settings. The bactericidal capacity of solar cookers has been demonstrated previously for conventional bacteria and contaminated clinical w...

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Main Authors: Ruvandhi Nathavitharana, Jorge Coronel, David A J Moore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-10-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2042512?pdf=render