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Sohela S Hassan,Kirk R Wilhelmus,

PURPOSE: To examine the climatic conditions at corneal donation for microbial categories of postkeratoplasty endophthalmitis that have been reported to a national surveillance registry. DESIGN: Retrospective case-control study. METHODS: Local weather information on the date of donor corneal procurement was tabulated for reported cases of endophthalmitis after penetrating keratoplasty and then compared between candidal endophthalmitis and postsurgical endophthalmitis that yielded bacteria or no microorganisms or that were not cultured. RESULTS: Compared with other postkeratoplasty endophthalmitis, candidal endophthalmitis after corneal transplantation occurred significantly (P < .001) more often when outdoor afternoon temperatures exceeded 75 F at the source eye bank than on cooler days. CONCLUSION: Higher exterior temperatures at donation may be associated with an increased relative risk of candidal transmission by keratoplasty, but a chain of causation that links the donor's environment to the recipient's infection remains to be elucidated.

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SS Hassan,KR Wilhelmus,

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PUBLICATION TYPE: Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov

Journal: American journal of ophthalmology

VOLUME: 142

Page Numbers: 1062-4

Journal Abbreviation: Am. J. Ophthalmol.

ISSN: 0002-9394

DAY: 1

MONTH: 09

YEAR: 2006

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LANGUAGE: eng

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KEYWORDS: Tissue and Organ Procurement

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AFFILIATION: Cullen Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. sohelah@bcm.tmc.edu

Country: United States

AGENCY: United States NEI

GRANT: EY07001

ACRONYM: EY

MEDLINETA: Am J Ophthalmol

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