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This chapter discusses important microbiologic considerations of dialyzer reuse. The terms sterilization and disinfection are defined especially in the context of dialyzer reuse, and microbiologic guidelines are described that are applied to water used to prepare dialysis fluid in contradistinction to water employed for rinsing dialyzers and preparing chemical germicide solutions in dialyzer reuse programs. Guidelines pertaining to bacterial endotoxin and chemicals in waters also are discussed.
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Favero, M.S., Bland, L.A. (1986). Microbiologic Principles Applied to Reprocessing Hemodialyzers. In: Deane, N., Wineman, R.J., Bemis, J.A. (eds) Guide to Reprocessing of Hemodialyzers. Developments in Nephrology, vol 15. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2313-6_4
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