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. 2014 Jan;35(1):89-91.
doi: 10.1086/674399. Epub 2013 Dec 2.

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

Kelsey Oyong  1 , Patricia Marquez, Dawn Terashita, L'Tanya English, Hector Rivas, Eszter Deak, Laurene Mascola
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Outbreak of bloodstream infections associated with multiuse dialyzers containing O-rings

Kelsey Oyong et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Jan.

Abstract

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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