Principles and Foundations of Safety Practices and Standards in the Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS Reference Laboratory .

Safety in the Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS Reference Laboratory is aimed at protecting the experimenter and also protecting the sample from contamination that may give false results or infections in the laboratory and its environment. There is need for the equipment, materials and samples not to be contaminated with microbes to avoid cross infections and obtaining of false results. Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS Reference Laboratory safety is achieved by strict adherence to good laboratory practices and standard operating procedures. Safety skills acquired through learning must be put into practice in the Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS Reference Laboratory.