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Isolation and identification of environmental mycobacteria in the waters of a hemodialysis center.
Current microbiology - 1 Jul 2013
Sartori Flávio Garcia, Leandro Luís Fernando, Montanari Lilian Bueno, de Souza Maria Gorete Mendes, Pires Regina Helena, Sato Daisy Nakamura, Leite Clarice Queico Fujimura, de Andrade Prince Karina, Martins Carlos Henrique Gomes
Abstract excerpt
The use of poorly treated water during hemodialysis may lead to contamination with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). This study aimed to isolate and identify NTM species in the water of a Brazilian hemodialysis center. We collected 210 samples of water from the hydric system of the unit (post-osmosis system, hemodialysis rooms, reuse system, and hemodialysis equipment) and from the municipal supply network; we...
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