Reducing contamination when removing and storing corneas: A multidisciplinary, transversal, and environmental approach

Cornea

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 185-192

  Builles, Nicolas ^a   Perraud, Michel ^b   Reverdy, Marie Elisabeth ^b   Burillon, Carole ^b   Crova, Philippe ^a   Brun, Frédéric ^a   Chapuis, François ^a   Damour, Odile ^a,b  

^a HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

^b EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Contamination; Cornea; Environment; Samples

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA PRESERVATION; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EYEBANK; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING;

CORNEA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DRUG CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; ORGAN PRESERVATION SOLUTIONS; RISK FACTORS; TISSUE DONORS; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

EID: 33644844733     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000170688.44782.8d     Document Type: Article

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