The recent adoption of higher standards by AAMI means the quality of water used in dialysis treatment will increase. The new AAMI standard has 2 important aspects to it. First, acceptable microbiological levels have been reduced by more than 50%, as noted in the chart below. Second, the testing protocol used to determine bacteria levels is a much more sensitive cultivation technique yet includes a deviation to allow for other test methods. The net result is that existing water system designs may or may not consistently produce water that meets the new AAMI standards
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AAMI Microbiological Standards for Dialysis Water | |||||
Microbiological Level | Previous Standards | New Standards | Previous Action Level | New Action Level | |
Colony Forming Units | < 200 CFU/mL | < 100 CFU/mL | ≥ 50 CFU/mL | ≥ 50 CFU/mL | |
Endotoxin Units | < 2 EU/mL | < 0.25 EU/mL | ≥ 1 EU/mL | ≥ 0.125 EU/mL | |
What Can You or Your Facility Do?
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