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'Cialit' as a tissue preservative: a microbiological assessment
B D Cookson1, P N Hoffman, T Price
1Dept. of Microbiology, United Medical School of Guys Hospital, London, UK.
The Journal of Hospital Infection
|April 1, 1988
Abstract:
We describe bacterial contamination of a 'Cialit'-preserved cartilage bank which continued after a variety of changes to the harvesting and preservation protocols during a 3-year prospective study. Our results emphasize the importance of adequate tissue bank microbiological screening. Alternative methods of tissue preservation should be considered.