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Home / Harm to a Recipient / Infection / Fungal / Candida / Candida albicans

Candida albicans

Record number: 
382
Adverse Occurrence type: 
Candida
MPHO Type: 
Cornea
Alerting signals, symptoms, evidence of occurrence: 
Local inflammation, pus, positive culture results for the organism.
Demonstration of imputability or root cause: 
Positive culture in both donor and recipient of the same organism.
Keywords: 
cornea
infection
donor infection
cornea transplantation
tissue donor
disease transmission
Candida albicans
keratoplasty
penetrating adverse effects
allogeneic
References: 
Candida albicans interface infection after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty
Fungal keratitis with intracameral extension following penetrating keratoplasty
Candida albicans endophthalmitis after penetrating keratoplasty
Management of Candida albicans donor-to-host transmission following penetrating keratoplasty
The incidence of fungal keratitis and endophthalmitis following penetrating keratoplasty
Donor-related Candida keratitis after Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty
Candida keratitis after descemet stripping and automated endothelial keratoplasty
Candidal endophthalmitis after keratoplasty
Donor-to-host transmitted Candida endophthalmitis after penetrating keratoplasty
Risk factors, clinical features, and outcomes of recurrent fungal keratitis after corneal transplantation
Candida albicans transmission by penetrating keratoplasty
Donor-to-host transmission of Candida albicans after corneal transplantation
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