Donor characteristics and risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus contamination in storage medium for corneal transplantation: A 10-year retrospective study.

Yuichi OkumuraTakenori InomataShizuka MiyamotoSatoru NakataniYoshimune HiratsukaMasahiro YamaguchiSatoshi IwamotoAkira Murakami

Published in: Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society (2019)

Aging was a risk factor for MRSA contamination in storage medium. Careful pre-banking assessment of elderly donor corneas is needed to prevent intractable postoperative MRSA infection.

Keyphrases

methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
staphylococcus aureus
risk assessment
drinking water
health risk
human health
patients undergoing
middle aged
community dwelling
stem cells
heavy metals
wound healing