Open AccessApplicability of solid-phase cytometry and epifluorescence microscopy for rapid assessment of the microbiological quality of dialysis water
Author(s) -
M. Riepl,
Sonja Schauer,
S. Knetsch,
Elisabeth Holzhammer,
Andreas H. Farnleitner,
Regina Sommer,
Alexander K. T. Kirschner
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfr471
Subject(s) - dialysis , medicine , water quality , hemodialysis , colony forming unit , tap water , dialysis tubing , chromatography , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , chemistry , biology , environmental science , environmental engineering , genetics , ecology , membrane , biochemistry
Currently, the gold standard to assess the microbiological quality of dialysis water is the determination of heterotrophic plate counts (HPC). The long waiting time of the HPC method and the fact that most bacteria are not culturable on agar plates provokes the search for rapid alternative methods for monitoring the microbiological quality of dialysis water.
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