Is dialysis water a safe component for hemodialysis treatment in São Paulo State, Brazil?

• Main Authors: Ellen Gameiro Hilinski (Author), Adriana Aparecida Buzzo Almodovar (Author), Fernando Pontes de Lima e Silva (Author), Terezinha de Jesus Andreoli Pinto (Author), Adriana Bugno (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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 evaluate...