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2650659

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-5-12
pubmed:abstractText
Many dialysis centers depend on clinical laboratories or a commercially available dip culture to determine the contamination levels in water and dialysate. To determine whether these standard clinical culture procedures adequately quantitate bacterial contamination in hemodialysis center water and dialysate, test results of two routine clinical media was compared, trypticase soy agar (TSA) and plate count agar (PCA), with those of nutrient-poor R2A medium. Dialysate samples demonstrated significant differences in media, the temperature of incubation, and plating techniques (pour plate versus spread plates). Purified water for dialysis demonstrated significant differences only for media; however, temperature was an important variable. Selective growth on R2A agar of some water- and dialysate-contaminating species was studied by velvet disk and loop transfer of colonies. A strong selectivity for water-borne bacteria was demonstrated by R2A agar; the bacteria that did not grow on TSA and PCA have been identified.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0160-564X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
155-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Bacterial contamination of hemodialysis center water and dialysate: are current assays adequate?
pubmed:affiliation
University of Louisville School of Medicine, Kentucky.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't