Comparison of Different culture methods on bacterial recovery in hemodialysis fluids

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1361-1367

  Punakabutra, Napawan ^a   Nunthapisud, Pongpun ^a   Pisitkun, Trairak ^a   Tiranathanagul, Khajohn ^a   Tungsanga, Kriang ^a   Eiam Ong, Somchai ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Reasoner's 2A agar; The association for the advancement of medical instrumentation; The european best practice guideline; Tryptic soy agar

Indexed keywords

AGAR; HEMODIALYSIS FLUID; REASONER 2A AGAR; TRYPTIC SOY AGAR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEMBRANE FILTER; METHODOLOGY; MORAXELLA; NONHUMAN; OSMOSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSEUDOMONAS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SPREAD PLATE METHOD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; WATER SAMPLING;

AGAR; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DRUG CONTAMINATION; FILTRATION; HEMODIALYSIS SOLUTIONS; HUMANS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 13744251707     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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