Transmission of viruses through corneal transplantation

TitleTransmission of viruses through corneal transplantation
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2005
AuthorsRobert PY, Adenis JP, Denis F, Ranger-Rogez S
JournalClin Lab
Volume51
Issue40762
Pagination419 - 23
ISSN1433-6510 (Print) 1433-6510 (Linking)
Accession Number16122153
KeywordsCorneal Transplantation / *adverse effects, Disease Transmission, Infectious / prevention & control, Eye Banks / methods / standards, Herpes Simplex / transmission, Humans, Virus Diseases / *transmission
Abstract

Transmission of viruses through transplantation has become a major concern for surgeons and tissue banks. Keratoplasty has been the first transplantation procedure in which transmission of a virus from the donor to the recipient has been proven, and recently, herpes has been suggested as a transmittable disease via corneal transplantation. In this article we review the history of viral transmission through transplantation, especially focusing on keratoplasty, and develop the recent updates on transmission of HSV through corneal grafting, its implications for surgeons and eye banks, and further insights into viral security in eye banks.

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