Evaluation of a microbiological screening and acceptance procedure for cryopreserved skin allografts based on 14 day cultures

Cell and Tissue Banking

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 287-295

  Pirnay, Jean Paul ^a   Verween, Gunther ^a   Pascual, Bruno ^a   Verbeken, Gilbert ^a   De Corte, Peter ^a   Rose, Thomas ^a   Jennes, Serge ^a   Vanderkelen, Alain ^a   Marichal, Miriam ^b   Heuninckx, Walter ^a   De Vos, Daniel ^a  

^a QUEEN ASTRID MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Allograft donor skin; Bacteriological and fungal contamination; Cell and tissue banking; Cryopreservation; Screening

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027944446     PISSN: 13899333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10561-011-9256-2     Document Type: Article

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