The heater-cooler unit - A conceivable source of infection

Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 276-280

  Weitkemper, H H ^a   Spilker, A ^a   Knobl, H J ^a   Korfer R ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Colony forming units; Disinfection; Heater cooler units; Membrane filtration; Microorganism

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COOLING; FILTRATION; HEATING; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; LEGIONELLA; OXYGENATOR; PSEUDOMONAS; VALIDATION PROCESS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TREATMENT; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT; GERMANY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL INFECTION;

DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; GERMANY; HEATING; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0036982092     PISSN: 00221058     EISSN: 29698960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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