Tetanus is a serious infection caused by bacteria getting into the body through a wound, such as a cut, bite or burn. Tetanus is caused by Clostridium tetani bacterium, which is found in soil, dust and animal and human waste faeces.
You are here. What is the Institutional Review Board (IRB)? The Institutional Review Board (IRB) is an administrative body established to protect the rights and welfare of human research subjects recruited to participate in research activities conducted under the auspices of the institution with which it is affiliated.
An institutional review board (IRB) [also known as: Human Subjects Research Committee, HSR, or ethical. review board, ERB] is designated to review and monitor biomedical and behavioral research involving. human subjects. In accordance with Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regulations, an IRB has the authority. to approve, require modifications in, or disapprove research.