Chlorine dioxide: A new agent for dialysis monitor disinfection in a pediatric center

Blood Purification

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 188-194

  De Palo, T ^a   Atti, M ^b   Bellantuono, R ^a   Giordano, M ^a   Caringella, D A ^a  

^a Giovanni XXIII Children's Hospital   (Italy)

^b Hospal SPA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacterial count; Chlorine dioxide; Endotoxin; Limulus amebocyte lysate test; Monitor

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CHLORINE DIOXIDE; DIALYSIS FLUID; DISINFECTANT AGENT; ENDOTOXIN; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; PERACETIC ACID; WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIALYSIS; DISINFECTION; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA; BUFFERS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHILD; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; DRUG CONTAMINATION; ENDOTOXINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVALUATION STUDIES; HEMODIALYSIS SOLUTIONS; HUMANS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; OXIDES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RENAL DIALYSIS; SODIUM BICARBONATE; WATER;

EID: 0030787128     PISSN: 02535068     EISSN: 14219735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000170331     Document Type: Article

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