Development of an aseptic urine collection kit and its evaluation in preventing the bacterial decomposition of nitrazepam

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 724-729

  Zaitsu, Kei ^a   Miki, Akihiro ^a   Katagi, Munehiro ^a   Kunimune, Noriaki ^b   Tsuchihashi, Hitoshi ^a  

^a Chuo ward   (Japan)

^b Kunimune Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aseptic urine collection kit; Bacterial decomposition; Column switching liquid chromatography mass spectrometry; Nitrazepam; Sterilization; Urine

Indexed keywords

NITRAZEPAM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; ASEPTIC URINE COLLECTION KIT; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; PH; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; URINALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33845427448     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: 13475207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.52.724     Document Type: Article

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