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Nephrol Dial Transplant (1989) 4: 1000-1002
© 1989 European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association

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Germicidal Effectiveness of Dialox, A New Stable Peroxyacetic Acid Solution, in the Re-Use of High-Flux Dialysers*

B. Canaud1,, Q. V. Nguyen1, L. J. Garred2, R. Nicolle3 and C. Mion1

1Nephrology Department, Lapeyronie Hospital Montpellier, France 2Department of Chemical Engineering, Lakehead University Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada 3L'Air Liquide, Chemicals Division, Technical Applications Department, Bacteriology Laboratory Paris, France

Correspondence and offprint requests to: Correspondence and offprint requests to: B. Canaud, Nephrology Department, Lapeyronie Hospital, 34059 Montpellier, France

In this study we evaluate the effectiveness of a newly available peroxyacetic acid solution (Dialox) as a disinfecting agent in the re-use of highly permeable dialysers.

The germicidal properties of Dialox were tested in an in vitro trial on previously used haemodiafilters (HF80, Fresenius) highly contaminated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Mycobacterium smegmatis or sporulated Bacillus cereus. Complete freedom from bacterial contamination was observed 5 min after the reprocessing treatment on a Renatron reprocessing machine, using the currently marketed Dialox concentrate.

Keywords: Automated re-use of high-flux dialyser; Peroxyacetic acid solution

*Dialox is a registered trademark of L'Air Liquide.


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