April 2011
Volume 52, Issue 14
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   April 2011
Microbiological Contamination Of Donor Tissue For Corneal Transplantation
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • Saori Inafuku
    Keio University, Sinjyukuku, Japan
  • Yukihiro Matsumoto
    Keio University, Sinjyukuku, Japan
  • Tetsuya Kawakita
    Keio University, Sinjyukuku, Japan
  • Shigeto Shimmura
    Keio University, Sinjyukuku, Japan
  • Kazuo Tsubota
    Keio University, Sinjyukuku, Japan
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships  Saori Inafuku, None; Yukihiro Matsumoto, None; Tetsuya Kawakita, None; Shigeto Shimmura, None; Kazuo Tsubota, None
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Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science April 2011, Vol.52, 376. doi:
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      Saori Inafuku, Yukihiro Matsumoto, Tetsuya Kawakita, Shigeto Shimmura, Kazuo Tsubota; Microbiological Contamination Of Donor Tissue For Corneal Transplantation. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2011;52(14):376.

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Abstract

Purpose: : To investigate microbiological contamination of donor cornea and incidence of post-operative infections after corneal transplantation.

Methods: : We retrospectively analyzed the microbiological contamination and post-operative infections in a total of 746 donor corneas used for corneal transplantations at Keio University Hospital from April 2004 to November 2010. Donor corneas were routinely cultured in blood agar, MacConkey agar, and Sabouraud agar.

Results: : Seventy nine (10.6%) out of 746 donors were proven positive for microorganism by microbiological culture examinations. The contamination rate of cryo-preserved donor corneas (26.7%) was significantly higher than that of fresh corneas (9.6%)(p<0.001). The most common isolates were Staphylococcus species (38.6%), Propionibacterium species (22.7%), Streptococcus species (6.8%), and Candida species (6.8%). Three cases (3.8%) in culture-positive donor tissues developed infectious keratitis, and 1 case (1.3%) endophthalmitis.

Conclusions: : Microbiological contamination of donor cornea may lead to serious post-operative complication such as endophthalmitis. We should consider the optimum preservation method to prevent contamination.

Keywords: transplantation 
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