Major concerns regarding lung injury and related health conditions caused by the use of humidifier disinfectant
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Major concerns regarding lung injury and related health conditions caused by the use of humidifier disinfectant
A total of 221 patients were evaluated to be humidifier disinfectant associated with lung injury (HDLI) through two rounds of programs through April 2015. The humidifier disinfectant (HD) brands most often associated with HDLI were found to be Oxy (n=151, 68 %) and Cefu (n=26, 17 %). Polyhexamethylene guanidine used for disinfectant for four types of HD brands including Oxy was found to be asso...
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Health and Toxicology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2233-6567
DOI: 10.5620/eht.e2016014