Mycobacteria and allograft heart valve banking: an international survey

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 255-261

  Warwick, R M ^a   Magee, J G ^b   Leeming, J P ^c   Graham, J C ^d   Hannan, M M ^e   Chadwick, M ^f   Crook, D W ^g   Yearsley, C P ^e   Rayner, A ^h   Parker, R ^f  

^a NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^f ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^g JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^h ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heart valve allografts; Mycobacterium; Tissue banks; Tissue donation; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; DONOR SELECTION; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART VALVE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION RISK; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; ORGAN DONOR; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; STAINING; TISSUE CULTURE; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

CROSS INFECTION; DATA COLLECTION; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; EUROPE; HEART VALVES; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40849133838     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2007.11.019     Document Type: Article

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