@article {1323,
	title = {[How "safe" is corneal transplantation? A contribution on the risk of HSV-transmission due to corneal transplantation]},
	journal = {Klin Monbl Augenheilkd},
	volume = {222},
	year = {2005},
	note = {Robert, P-Y R Adenis, J-P Pleyer, U English Abstract Meta-Analysis Germany Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde Klin Monbl Augenheilkd. 2005 Nov;222(11):870-3.; Wie "sicher" ist das Hornhauttransplantat?--Ein Beitrag zum Risiko der HSV-Transmission durch Hornhauttransplantation.},
	month = {Nov},
	pages = {870 - 3},
	edition = {38682},
	abstract = {INTRODUCTION: We have attempted in this article to summarise the present literature on the risks of virus transmission via corneal transplantation, with special emphasize on Herpes simplex virus (HSV). METHODS: We conducted a literature search from Medline. RESULTS: HSV is now acknowledged as a cause of primary graft failure, and this entity has been attributed to donor-to-host HSV infection. HSV is the primary cause of graft failure, and may induce reactivation in the recipient in the dendritic form, or in atypical forms. CONCLUSIONS: Corneal transplantation is a potential route for HSV infection as a possible transmittable disease which now has to be taken into consideration in eye banks.},
	keywords = {Comorbidity, Corneal Transplantation / *statistics \& numerical data, Disease Transmission, Infectious / *statistics \& numerical data, Eye Banks / *statistics \& numerical data, Graft Rejection / *epidemiology, Herpes Simplex / *epidemiology, Humans, Prevalence, Risk Assessment / *methods, Risk Factors},
	issn = {0023-2165 (Print) 0023-2165 (Linking)},
	doi = {10.1055/s-2005-858849},
	url = {internal-pdf://Robert - HSV German article-3062257665/Robert - HSV German article.pdf},
	author = {Robert,P. Y. and Adenis,J. P. and Pleyer,U.}
}
