Microbiological contamination of nebulizers used by cystic fibrosis patients: an underestimated problem
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Effect that an educational program for cystic fibrosis patients and caregivers has on the contamination of home nebulizers*
OBJECTIVE To describe the pathogens found in home nebulizers and in respiratory samples of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, and to evaluate the effect that a standardized instruction regarding cleaning and disinfection of nebulizers has on the frequency of nebulizer contamination. METHODS We included 40 CF patients (22 males), all of whom used the same model of nebulizer. The median patient age...
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327 Adres do korespondencji: prof. dr hab. n. med. Ewa Augustynowicz-Kopeć, Zakład Mikrobiologii Instytutu Gruźlicy i Chorób Płuc, ul. Płocka 26, 01–138 Warszawa, e-mail: [email protected] DOI: 10.5603/PiAP.2014.0040 Praca wpłynęła do Redakcji: 15.06.2014 r. Copyright © 2014 PTChP ISSN 0867–7077 Ewa Augustynowicz-Kopeć, Wojciech Skorupa Zakład Mikrobiologii Instytutu Gruźlicy i Chorób Płuc ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1806-3756,1806-3713
DOI: 10.1590/1806-3713/e20170351