An Outbreak of Pyrogenic Reactions in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients Associated with Hemodialyzer Reuse

Artificial Organs

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 289-294

  Rudnick, Judith R ^a   Arduino, Matthew J ^b   Bland, Lee A ^b   Cusick, Lucy ^b   McAllister, Sigrid K ^b   Aguero, Sonia M ^b   Jarvis, William R ^a  

^a Department of Health and Human Services ^*  (United States)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Dialyzer reuse; Endotoxin; Hemodialysis; Pyrogenic reactions

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEMODIALYZERS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER TREATMENT;

COLONY FORMING UNITS; DIALYSATES; DIALYZER REUSE; ENDOTOXIN; HAEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PYROGENIC REACTION; REACTIONS RATES; REUSE;

DIALYSIS;

ENDOTOXIN; PYROGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0028910034     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: 15251594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.1995.tb02331.x     Document Type: Article

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