Safety-Liquid Waste with GTC Content Generated from our PCR Laboratories
The amount of Guanidinium Thiocyanate (GTC) generated in our standard and mega laboratories is so worrisome, and this is giving a lot of concerns to laboratory standardization and the safety of laboratory personnel. Are there ways you treat/handle these carcinogenic wastes from the molecular diagnostics equipment before they are taken away from your laboratory?
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We (International Laboratory Brach) at CDC are currently working to get CDC approval for associated protocols that detail our latest considerations and guidance for VL/EID lab molecular waste containing GTC. Once that is approved we will be moving forward with field tryouts of the guidance to adapt it for specific country resources (Nigeria is a participating country). We are hopeful that we will be able to begin getting the updated guidance to the countries soon. (Sent on behalf of Monte Martin)
Thank you for the information, Malawi will be looking forward to that too
South Sudan will be looking forward for the guidance on the same issue of molecular waste