Comparison of techniques for culture of dialysis water and fluid

Discussion In dialysis fluid, TSA‐48h was comparable to TGEA‐7d and R2A‐7d in identifying samples as having bacterial counts ≥50 CFU/mL. In dialysis water, TSA‐48h was comparable to R2A‐7d in identifying samples ≥50 CFU/mL, but TGEA‐7d did yield significantly more results above 50 CFU/mL. Nonetheless, the negative predictive value of a TSA‐48h result of <50 CFU/mL in dialysis water exceeded 95%.

Source: Hemodialysis International - June 30, 2016 Category: Hematology Authors: Jo ‐Ann B. Maltais, Klemens B. Meyer, Meredith C. Foster Tags: Original Article Source Type: research