Bacteriological qualities of dialysis fluid in Japan as of 31 December 2006

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 457-463

  Masakane, Ikuto ^a,b   Tsubakihara, Yoshiharu ^a   Akiba, Takashi ^a   Watanabe, Yuzo ^a   Iseki, Kunitoshi ^a  

^a Scientific Academic Committee of the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy   (Japan)

^b Yabuki Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacterial count; Bacteriological quality; Centralized dialysis fluid delivery system; Dialysis fluid; Endotoxin level; Endotoxin retentive filter

Indexed keywords

DIALYSIS FLUID; ENDOTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVIVAL RATE; WATER QUALITY;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DIALYSIS SOLUTIONS; ENDOTOXINS; FILTRATION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; RENAL DIALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 58149181581     PISSN: 17449979     EISSN: 17449987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-9987.2008.00635.x     Document Type: Article

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