The McCarey-Kaufman medium and penicillin allergy.
Thirty-four donor corneas previously stored in McCarey-Kaufman medium containing 100 u/ml of penicillin G were transplanted into 32 recipients with a given history of penicillin allergy. There were no early or late ocular or systemic postoperative complications that could be related to a history of penicillin allergy. Thirty-two of the 34 grafts were clear on long-term follow-up, and penicillin allergy appeared to play no role in the grafts, either success or failure.
D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D003470:Culture Media / Q000009:adverse effects; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications*; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006801:Humans; D010406:Penicillins / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors
D003470:Culture Media; D010406:Penicillins