Disinfection of the hospital water supply: A hidden risk to dialysis patients

Critical Care

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Hoenich, Nicholas A ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; DRINKING WATER; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; CHLORIDE; CHLORITE; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LEGIONELLA; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MYCOBACTERIUM; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD;

CHLORIDES; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; RENAL DIALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77951625251     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc8158     Document Type: Note

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