The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of fungi in dialysis water and dialysate, in addition to evaluating the susceptibility to
antifungals and the biofilm production capacity of isolated microorganisms. The samples were collected in three hemodialysis units in Bauru
(Brazil), every 15 ...
Water quality requirements for hemodialysis are crucial for preventing health risks for renal patients. The objective of this study was to assess the quality of the water used for hemodialysis treatments in the state of Minas Gerais. The analytical results for 25 parameters in 1056 hemodialysis water s...
Failure on the water treatment poses hemodialysis patients at risk of injury and death. Identifying if the patients are exposed to water quality related microbiological risks is an important objective to reduce the mortality for chronic renal patients and is the main issue of this study. We evaluated the...
Com o objetivo de verificar a espessura do músculo adutor do polegar e sua associação com parâmetros de avaliação nutricional em pacientes renais crônicos em hemodiálise, conduziu-se a presente investigação de caráter transversal realizada com 40 pacientes com idade média de 54,4±14,5 anos s...
Foram analisadas amostras de água e de dializados coletados de diferentes pontos do sistema de hemodiálise de um Centro de Hemodiálise de um Hospital de Campinas, Säo Paulo, Brasil, após um surto de bacteriemia ocorrido em setembro de 1996. As amostras foram submetidas à contagem de bactérias hete...
