Storage of cryopreserved reproductive tissues: Evidence that cross-contamination of infectious agents is a negligible risk

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1181-1188

  Pomeroy, Kimball O ^a   Harris, Stanley ^b   Conaghan, Joe ^c   Papadakis, Margaret ^d   Centola, Grace ^e   Basuray, Rita ^f   Battaglia, David ^g  

^a Arizona Reproductive Medicine Specialists   (United States)

^b Methodist Hospital   (United States)

^c Pacific Fertility Center   (United States)

^d CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e University of Kentucky ^*

^f UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^g OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cross contamination; Cryopreservation; embryo; in vitro fertilization

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; DONOR; EMBRYO; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAMETE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPERM; TISSUE PRESERVATION; WORK ENVIRONMENT; ANIMAL EMBRYO; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; CROSS INFECTION; EVALUATION STUDY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; CROSS INFECTION; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; HUMANS; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; RISK FACTORS; SEMEN; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TISSUE PRESERVATION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 77955404908     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.04.031     Document Type: Article

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