Should dialysis machines be disinfected between patients' shifts?

EDTNA-ERCA Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 73-76

  Stragier, A ^a,b   Jadoul, M ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^b UCL Saint Luc   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dialysate; General hygiene precautions; HCV cross infection; Machine disinfection; Pressure isolators

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS INFECTION; DIALYSIS; DISINFECTION; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0142087954     PISSN: 1019083X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-6686.2003.tb00277.x     Document Type: Article

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