Frequency of positive donor rim cultures after penetrating keratoplasty using hypothermic and organ-cultured donor corneas

Cornea

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 552-556

  Fontana, Luigi ^a   Errani, Paola G ^a   Zerbinati, Angela ^a   Musacchi, Yara ^a   Pede, Bruna Di ^a   Tassinari, Giorgio ^a  

^a MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Corneal grafting; Corneal storage; Donor rim culture; Endophthalmitis; Infection transmission

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; ENUCLEATION; GRAFT PRESERVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGAN CULTURE; ORGAN DONOR; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

BACTERIA; CORNEA; CRYOPRESERVATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; ORGAN PRESERVATION; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 34547395423     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3180415d7e     Document Type: Article

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