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Yeast perfusion fluid contamination in pancreas transplantation

2011; Elsevier BV; Volume: 78; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.jhin.2011.01.019

1532-2939

M. Zeeshan Akhtar, Justus E. Roos, Robert Middleton, Jens Brockmann, A Vaidya, Sanjay Sinha, Peter J. Friend,

Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes

We read with great interest the article by Botterel et al. 1 Botterel F. Foulet F. Legrand P. et al. Yeast contamination of kidney, liver and cardiac preservation solutions before graft: need for standardisation of microbial evaluation. J Hosp Infect. 2010; 76: 52-55 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (17) Google Scholar who retrospectively reviewed the incidence of yeast isolation from the preservation fluid of kidney, liver and cardiac allografts. The authors demonstrated a 3.1%, 4.1% and 0% contamination rate for kidney, liver and heart preservation fluid respectively. They highlighted the need for establishing a consensus for the clinical management of those patients who have had yeast isolated from the perfusion fluid. They also commented on the need for standardisation of microbial evaluation among transplant centres.