Yeast contamination of kidney, liver and cardiac preservation solutions before graft: need for standardisation of microbial evaluation

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-55

  Botterel, F ^a   Foulet, F ^a   Legrand, P ^b   Soria, A M ^b   Farrugia, C ^a   Grimbert, P ^b   Matignon, M ^b   Lauzet, J Y ^b   Guerrini, P ^c   Bretagne, S ^a,d  

^a ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D ALFORT   (France)

^b HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Agence de la Biomedecine   (France)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Preservation solution; Solid organ transplantation; Yeast contamination

Indexed keywords

CASPOFUNGIN; FLUCONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CENTRIFUGATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEART GRAFT; HUMAN; KIDNEY GRAFT; LIVER GRAFT; MALE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MYCOSIS; ORGAN PRESERVATION; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; YEAST;

EID: 77955512182     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.02.008     Document Type: Article

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