Gabriela Correcirc;a Carvalho Author

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Applicability of alternative methods in monitoring the microbiological quality of treated water for dialysis

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Gabriela Corrêa Carvalho

Dialysis has been widely used in the treatment of patients with chronic kidney diseases and is considered a global public health issue. This treatment, which has changed the prognosis and quality of patientslife can lead to complications that are often fatal. Taking into account the large volume of water to which the patient are exposed during the hemodialysis section, it is of fundamental importance that its quality is guaranteed. However, despite conventional microbiological methods (such as plate method, membrane filtration and multiple tubes by the NMP process) be simple, efficient and have a low cost, they have some limitations such as low selectivity of the culture medium, variability of the biological response and late results in the detection of microorganisms, compromising the ... view more»

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