Implementación y evaluación del manual de bioseguridad en el laboratorio de microbiología del Hospital General Ambato

Abstract

This research addresses the implementation and evaluation of the biosafety manual in the microbiology laboratory of the General Hospital of Ambato, because the institution did not have a manual establishing biosafety standards for the protection of laboratory personnel. In compliance with the main objective of implementing and evaluating the manual, a survey was conducted on the general concepts of biosafety standards, which allowed focusing on the relevant topics for the elaboration of the document. The results were evaluated by training 34 health professionals. Finally, a comparison of results was made, from the data obtained it was found that 46% had an average knowledge of biosafety standards which made the spread of pathogens in the environment of the microbiology area vulnerable, after the implementation there was a significant impact reaching 85% of the knowledge in the application of biosafety procedures, which was evidenced during the Covid 19 pandemic. According to the analysis carried out, it can be concluded that the application of biosafety policies in the laboratory allows guaranteeing the protection of human health and the risks associated with the environment.