Retention of limulus amoebocyte lysate reactive bacterial products by polysulfone dialyzers is affected by the type of disinfectant

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1998, Pages

  Cappelli, G ^a   Inguaggiato, P ^a   Perrone, S ^a   Gervasio, R ^b   Tetta, C ^b   Scialoia, M G ^c   Albertazzi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b Cyberonics Inc   (Italy)

^c ARPA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BACTERIA; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHLORINE; CONTAMINATION; DISINFECTANTS; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; POLYSULFONES; ULTRAFILTRATION;

PERACETIC ACID; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE;

DIALYSIS MEMBRANES;

DISINFECTANT AGENT; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; PERACETIC ACID; POLYSULFONE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; DIALYSIS MEMBRANE; DISINFECTION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LIMULUS LYSATE TEST; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 0032170918     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002480-199809000-00056     Document Type: Article

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