@article {586,
	title = {Serologic testing of cornea donors},
	journal = {Cornea},
	volume = {17},
	year = {1998},
	note = {Glasser, D B Review United states Cornea Cornea. 1998 Mar;17(2):123-8.},
	month = {Mar},
	pages = {123 - 8},
	edition = {35885},
	abstract = {PURPOSE: To review the current requirements and rationale for serologic testing of cornea donors and to provide guidelines for dealing with results of nonrequired tests. METHODS: Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations are examined with respect to current knowledge of the risk of donor-to-host transmission of systemic infectious diseases via corneal transplantation. RESULTS: Negative screening tests are required for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 1 and 2, hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) before release of tissue for transplantation. Other tests reported by organ-procurement organizations commonly include hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc), syphilis, cytomegalovirus (CMV), and human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) I and II. No systemic infectious-disease transmission from donor corneas supplied by EBAA-member eye banks has occurred in the last 12 years, a period during which >400,000 corneas were provided for transplantation. CONCLUSION: EBAA donor-screening requirements, including serologic testing, have resulted in an excellent safety record. Requirements for serologic testing should continue to be regularly reviewed as new information becomes available.},
	keywords = {*Corneal Transplantation, *Tissue Donors, control / statistics \& numerical data, Disease Transmission, Infectious / legislation \& jurisprudence / *prevention \&, Eye Banks / standards, Eye Infections, Bacterial / diagnosis / *transmission, Eye Infections, Viral / diagnosis / *transmission, Humans, Serologic Tests / standards, United States, United States Food and Drug Administration / standards},
	issn = {0277-3740 (Print) 0277-3740 (Linking)},
	doi = {00003226-199803000-00001 [pii]},
	url = {internal-pdf://Glasser - Serologic Testing of corneal donors-1412973313/Glasser - Serologic Testing of corneal donors.pdf},
	author = {Glasser,D. B.}
}
