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Fatima A

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• Research Article
  A Survey of Biosafety Practices in Clinical Laboratories Personnel from 12 Selected Areas of Karachi, Pakistan
  Author(s): Ahmad S, Ali B, Khan S, Fatima A, Saeed M, Asghar A, Akber SS, Kazmi SU and Rakhshnada BAhmad S, Ali B, Khan S, Fatima A, Saeed M, Asghar A, Akber SS, Kazmi SU and Rakhshnada B
  
  The objective of this study was to realize the degree of biosafety precautions and measures recorded among different Private Hospitals and Diagnostic labs personnel situated in different areas of Karachi including SITE Area, Orangi Town, North Nazimabad, Nazimabad, New Karachi, Sadar, Malir Cant, Gulshan-iqbal, Gulistan-johar, Tariq road, Quaid Abad and F.B Area in Karachi, Pakistan. One thirty two private hospital based laboratory technicians were selected from all 12 selected areas in Karachi. The laboratory technicians were interviewed then a survey form was completed by the interviewer. The survey was conducted in 3 months duration from May 2017 to July 2017. The total number of members in this study was 132, of which 85 were males and 47 were females. Results presented that 65% of the laboratory technicians did not use any type of PPE, and 35% of the respondents recapped used syr.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2375-4273.1000234

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