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Outbreak of bloodstream infections associated with multiuse dialyzers containing O-rings.

Kelsey Oyong1, Patricia Marquez, Dawn Terashita, L'Tanya English, Hector Rivas, Eszter Deak, Laurene Mascola.   

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This report details an outbreak investigation conducted by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health of 3 cases of bacterial infection among patients receiving hemodialysis who were treated at the same dialysis center in 2011. Improper disinfection of reusable dialyzers was hypothesized as the source of transmission.

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Year:  2013        PMID: 24334805     DOI: 10.1086/674399

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol        ISSN: 0899-823X            Impact factor:   3.254


  2 in total

1.  Hemodialyzer Reuse and Gram-Negative Bloodstream Infections.

Authors:  Chris Edens; Jacklyn Wong; Meghan Lyman; Kyle Rizzo; Duc Nguyen; Michela Blain; Sam Horwich-Scholefield; Heather Moulton-Meissner; Erin Epson; Jon Rosenberg; Priti R Patel
Journal:  Am J Kidney Dis       Date:  2016-12-07       Impact factor: 8.860

2.  Dialyzer reuse: is it safe and worth it?

Authors:  Ashish Upadhyay
Journal:  J Bras Nefrol       Date:  2019-09-02
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