Bacteriologic Safety of Using Tissue-Culture Storage
Abstract
Abstract To the Editor.–Regarding the report in your November issue of the Archives from LeFrancois and Baum (94:1907-1909, 1976) concerning a case of Flavobacterium endophthalmitis following penetrating keratoplasty, we would like to make note of the following. Our concern as to the bacteriologic safety of using tissue-culture storage (McCarey-Kaufman media) led us to culture 25 consecutive McCarey-Kaufman media and corneal-scleral remnants within the media immediately following...