Colorimetric indicators of microbial contamination in corneal preservation medium

Cornea

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 517-520

  Chu, Yvonne I ^a   Penland, Rebecca L ^a   Wilhelmus, Kirk R ^a,b  

^a CULLEN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NC 205 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

AlamarBlue; Corneal transplantation; Endophthalmitis; Eye banking; McCarey Kaufman medium; Phenol red

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; DEXTRAN; GENTAMICIN; INDICATOR; PHENOLSULFONPHTHALEIN; PRESERVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COLORIMETRY; CORNEA PRESERVATION; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; EYEBANK; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PH MEASUREMENT; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA; COLORIMETRY; COLORING AGENTS; CORNEA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DRUG CONTAMINATION; FUNGI; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; ORGAN PRESERVATION; ORGAN PRESERVATION SOLUTIONS; OXAZINES; PHENOLSULFONPHTHALEIN; QUALITY CONTROL; XANTHENES;

EID: 0033910394     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200007000-00023     Document Type: Article

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