Abstract
Patients undergoing dialysis are already at risk of certain types of infections resulting from underlying disease or condition. Dialysis-associated infections include access site infection, bacteremia, peritonitis and blood-borne pathogens. So, to prevent these infections, infection control should be recommended; hemodialysis water processing and distribution system: disinfection of dialysis machines; and step for prevention of blood-borne pathogen transmission in the dialysis setting. The causes of endoscopy associated infection are multi-factorial. So, to minimize the risk of infection, healthcare workers must ensure that equipment is designed and maintained properly and that guidelines for reprocessing are strictly followed.
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*The physician has the ultimate responsibility for ensuring the quality of water used for dialysis
†Unless otherwise noted
Modified from Ref. 4
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