Healthy Builds Chicago
Healthy Builds Chicago specializes in all areas of construction, focusing particularly on the nuances of infection control and biosecurity.
New Post: Identification and removal of contaminating microbial DNA from PCR reagents: impact on low‐biomass microbiome analyses Abstract Reagent‐derived contamination can compromise the integrity of microbiome data, particularly in low microbial biomass samples. This contamination has recently been attributed to the ‘kitome’ (contamination introduced by the DNA extraction kit), prior to which attention was mostly paid to potential contamination introduced by PCR reagents. In this study, we assessed the proportion to which…
New Post: Tattoo ink causes outbreak of nontuberculous mycobacteria An outbreak of nontuberculous mycobacterial skin infections in Florida was traced to contaminated tattoo ink and tap water, according to findings published inClinical Infectious Diseases. Officials launched an investigation after a dermatologist in Miami-Dade County reported three patients with skin infections to the state health department. “In recent years, a number of nontuberculous mycobacterial outbreaks associated with…
New Post: Is peanut butter good for you? Peanut butter is a firm favorite among adults and children alike. Although tasty, many people wonder about the health benefits of peanut butter. Peanuts and peanut butter contain nutrients that may boost a person’s heart health and improve blood sugar levels. Depending on how people use peanut butter in their diet, it can help them…
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