title: Tissue banking safety: caveats and precautions for the oral and maxillofacial surgeon.
abstract: Oral and maxillofacial reconstructive surgeons using allogeneic tissues have expressed justifiable concern over the safety of these tissues as they relate to the transmission of infectious disease. This report reviews cases of infectious disease transmission from inadequately screened donors of allogeneic tissues, as well as those related to improper sterilization and cataloging of these tissues. It is concluded that good judgment and attention to good science on the part of the tissue bank as well as the surgeon can maximize the ability to place contamination-free specimens, thereby avoiding complications similar to those described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, FL.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Marx
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Carlson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D002356:Cartilage / Q000382:microbiology / Q000637:transplantation; D007562:Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / Q000635:transmission; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000209:etiology*; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000382:microbiology / Q000637:transplantation; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000635:transmission; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012449:Safety; D014015:Tissue Banks; D014019:Tissue Donors; D016378:Tissue Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D065227:Transfusion Reaction; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous / Q000009:adverse effects*