Evaluation of microbial contamination of corneal transplants: one-year report from a French regional eye bank.

Date publication

septembre 2014

Journal

Cornea

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr POUTHIER Fabienne

Tous les auteurs :
Khouani M, Debellemanière G, Malugani C, Gauthier AS, Pouthier F, Delbosc B, Saleh M

Lien Pubmed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25055144

Résumé

The aim of this study was to report the rate of corneal transplant microbial contamination in a single major eye bank and to identify the contributive factors.

Mots clés

Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Bacteria, isolation & purification, Cause of Death, Cornea, microbiology, Corneal Transplantation, statistics & numerical data, Eye Banks, statistics & numerical data, Female, France, Fungi, isolation & purification, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Organ Culture Techniques, Tissue Donors, statistics & numerical data, Tissue and Organ Harvesting

Référence

Cornea. 2014 Sep;33(9):899-904