RENOVATION OF A DIAGNOSTIC VIROLOGY LABORATORY

请求提供资金，用于部分支持翻修病毒学部分 用于诊断实验室病毒感染的装置 动物以及用于传染病的啮齿动物的圈养和饲养 疾病研究。 翻修的目标是恢复 1）服务和净化区现代化， 与动物饲养区和2）制备工作区并列 诊断试剂的质量和诊断测试的性能 高效. 改造将改造目前的净化中心， 取代大型高压灭菌器，简化交通模式，提供气闸， 保护动物和人员免受交叉感染，重新铺设老化的墙壁， 地板和天花板，改善暖通空调系统，扩大功能工作台空间 用于诊断测试。 这些变化将大大改善 1991年10月发现的实验室操作和纠正缺陷 美国认证协会重新认证现场考察 实验室动物护理

Funds are requested for partial support to renovate portions of a Virology Unit that is used for the diagnosis of viral infections of laboratory animals and for the housing and husbandry of rodents used for infectious disease research. The objectives of the renovation are to rehabilitate the unit so that 1) service and decontamination areas are modernized and juxtaposed to animal housing areas and 2) work areas for the preparation of diagnostic reagents and performance of diagnostic tests are more efficient. The renovation will revamp the current decontamination center, replace a large autoclave, simplify traffic patterns, provide airlocks to protect animals and personnel from cross-infection, resurface aged walls, floors and ceilings, improve HVAC systems and expand functional bench space for diagnostic testing. These changes will significantly improve laboratory operations and correct deficiencies noted in an October, 1991 re-accreditation site visit by the American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care.