Transmission of viruses through corneal transplantation

Clinical Laboratory

Volumn 51, Issue 7-8, 2005, Pages 419-423

  Robert, Pierre Yves R ^a   Adenis, Jean Paul ^a   Denis, François ^a   Ranger Rogez, Sylvie ^a  

^a DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cornea; Eyebanks; Herpes; Keratoplasty; Transplantation; Viruses

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; DEXAMETHASONE; STEROID; VIRUS DNA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DONOR; EYEBANK; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT PRESERVATION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEPATITIS B; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; RABIES; RECIPIENT; REVIEW; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; VIRUS REACTIVATION; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EYE BANKS; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS; VIRUS DISEASES;

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DNA VIRUSES; HERPES; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 23844528232     PISSN: 14336510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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