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My research involves collecting saliva samples from patients in an outpatient clinic and then culturing for viruses in the research laboratory. Do I have to register with the IBC?

April 26, 2017clinic culturing involves outpatient Patients Research saliva samples viruses

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My research involves collecting saliva samples from patients in an outpatient clinic and then culturing for viruses in the research laboratory. Do I have to register with the IBC?

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YES, you must register with the IBC. This is research conducted in a research laboratory and by culturing the viruses, the number of infectious particles are increasing therefore increasing the theoretical risk to workers.