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Bacterial colonisation of humidifier attachments on oxygen concentrators prescribed for long term oxygen therapy: a district review.

A microbiological survey was undertaken on the eight patients in the Liverpool District who have a humidifier attachment on their oxygen concentrator. All but one of the humidifiers were contaminated with potentially pathogenic bacteria.

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Main Authors: Pendleton, N, Cheesbrough, J S, Walshaw, M J, Hind, C R
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1991
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC463091/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2038734
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