Bacterial colonisation of humidifier attachments on oxygen concentrators prescribed for long term oxygen therapy: a district review.
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- 1 April 1991
- Vol. 46 (4) , 257-258
- https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.46.4.257
Abstract
A microbiological survey was undertaken on the eight patients in the Liverpool District who have a humidifier attachment on their oxygen concentrator. All but one of the humidifiers were contaminated with potentially pathogenic bacteria.Keywords
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