'Cialit' as a tissue preservative: a microbiological assessment.
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.
D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002356:Cartilage / Q000382:microbiology / Q000637:transplantation; D002920:Cialit / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005035:Ethylmercury Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014015:Tissue Banks / Q000592:standards; D014021:Tissue Preservation / Q000379:methods*
D005035:Ethylmercury Compounds; D002920:Cialit