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  • Title: A simple method of lessening the incidence of peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis using a photochemical reactor.
    Author: Eisinger AJ.
    Journal: Clin Nephrol; 1980 Jul; 14(1):42-4. PubMed ID: 7408254.
    Abstract:
    Peritoneal dialysis is becoming increasingly accepted as a definitive treatment for chronic renal failure. One of its major complications is peritonitis. Ultraviolet light is known to have a bactericidal action. A photochemical reactor is described which produces ultraviolet light and which can be inserted into a peritoneal dialysis circuit. It was initially successful tested on artificially infected peritoneal dialysis fluid in the laboratory. It was then used successfully in clinical peritoneal dialysis.
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