Prevention of biofilm formation in dialysis water treatment systems

Kidney International

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1574-1576

  Smeets, Ed ^b   Kooman, Jeroen ^a   Der Sande, Frank Van ^b   Stobberingh, Ellen ^b   Frederik, Peter ^b   Claessens, Piet ^b   Grave, Willem ^b   Schot, Arend ^b   Leunissen, Karel ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biofilm water treatment system; Hemodialysis

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ENDOTOXIN; OZONE; WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOFILM; CHI SQUARE TEST; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS; DISINFECTION; IONIZATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0037378436     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2003.00888.x     Document Type: Article

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