Clinical samples include blood, sputum, tissue, urine, faeces, bones, meat from a supermarket or butcher, roadkill, scavenged dead animals, feathers, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Clinical samples from humans or animals may contain infectious microorganisms and need to be handled with the following controls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. You may need to apply for approval from the Human Research Ethics Committee<\/a> or Animal Ethics Committee<\/a> before you can source samples from humans or animals. This process can take several months, so please check and apply early.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Clinical samples need to be handled following the Curtin University Guidelines for the safe storage, handling and use of clinical samples.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. If you are planning to do this work at a non-Curtin site, you still must handle your samples safely, to the standard described above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4.\u00a0This Guideline <\/a>will help you find the Risk Group of a human clinical sample.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5.\u00a0If you need to transport your samples, you must transport them following the\u00a0guidelines for transporting biohazards.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n