Homechoice automated peritoneal dialysis machines: The impact of reuse of tubing and cassettes

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 336-338

  Chow, J ^a   Munro, C ^a   Wong, M ^a   Gonzalez, N ^a   Ku, M ^a   Neville, S ^a   Munro, R ^a   Hall, B ^a   Cleland, B ^a   Howlin, K ^a   Suranyi, M G ^a  

^a SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CAREGIVER; CASE REPORT; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HOME DIALYSIS; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MACHINE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONEAL FLUID; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS; RECYCLING; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SURVIVAL; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033916680     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686080002000311     Document Type: Article

References (6)

1. Delivering adequacy in PD therapy
2. Increased microbial yield from continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis peritonitis effluent after chemical or physical disruption of phagocytes
3. Reuse of PD cyler tubing
4. Reuse with continuous cyclic peritoneal dialysis
5. Multiple use of disposable (tubing) set of HomeChoice automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) system in PD patients
6. A cluster of gram-negative peritonitis episodes associated with reuse of HomeChoice cycler cassettes and drain lines