Destruction of Isolates from the Pittsburgh Veterans Affairs Laboratory | Zendy

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Destruction of Isolates from the Pittsburgh Veterans Affairs Laboratory

Author(s) -

David R. Snydman,

Elias Anaissie,

George A. Sarosi

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/528853

Subject(s) - veterans affairs , medicine , administration (probate law) , gerontology , university hospital , family medicine , public administration , library science , law , political science , computer science

The Pittsburgh Veterans Affairs hospital administration closed the research laboratory directed by Victor Yu and Janet Stout and destroyed isolates collected as part of a series of clinical studies over 25 years. This article discusses the implications and protests such destruction as an affront to science and scientific study. A petition signed by 243 individuals accompanies this article.

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