Experimental contamination assessment of a novel closed ultravitrification device

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1777-1779

  Criado, Enrique ^a   Moalli, Federica ^a   Polentarutti, Nadia ^a   Albani, Elena ^a   Morreale, Giovanna ^a   Menduni, Francesca ^a   Levi Setti, Paolo Emanuele ^a  

^a HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

bacteria; Contamination; cross contamination; cryopreservation; oocyte ultravitrification; risk; Ultravit

Indexed keywords

LIQUID NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLOSED ULTRAVITRIFICATION DEVICE; CRYOPRESERVATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEDICAL APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; VITRIFICATION;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NITROGEN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 79952988317     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.12.044     Document Type: Article

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