Donor-Dependent Factors Influencing Contamination Rates of Conjunctival Swabs of Human Donor Eyes.
Ann Transplant
; 24: 191-198, 2019 Apr 10.
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BACKGROUND This study investigated the effect of donor-dependent factors on contamination rates of conjunctival swabs of human donor eyes. MATERIAL AND METHODS From July 2015 to September 2017 a total of 1008 conjunctival swabs from 504 consecutive human donor eyes were analyzed. Cross-tabulation, chi-squared tests, and Fisher's exact tests were used to evaluate the effect of donor-dependent factors on contamination rates of conjunctival swabs. RESULTS The mean conjunctival swabs contamination rate was 28.4%. Donors with the diagnosis of carcinoma or metastases were associated with an increased conjunctival swab contamination rate [odds ratio (OR)=1.8, 95% confidence interval (CI)=1.2-2.6, p=0.007; OR=1.7, 95% CI=1.1-2.6, p=0.016; respectively]. However, the age, sex, diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, and donors who received chemotherapy did not significantly increase the conjunctival swab contamination risk. CONCLUSIONS Donors with the diagnosis of a carcinoma or metastases seemed to be predisposed to increased conjunctival swab contamination risk.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
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Doadores de Tecidos
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Transplante de Córnea
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Córnea
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ann Transplant
Assunto da revista:
TRANSPLANTE
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Alemanha
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos