Disposal of dialysate in HIV-positive patients: an update.
One of the concerns with the use of peritoneal dialysis in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients is disposal of the peritoneal effluents. This article reviews survival characteristics of HIV in dialysate effluents and current disinfectant strategies.
Department of Medicine Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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D015314:Dialysis Solutions; D004203:Disinfection; D006678:HIV / Q000502:physiology; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D017744:Medical Waste Disposal; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis
D015314:Dialysis Solutions; D017744:Medical Waste Disposal