Quality monitoring of microbial contamination of cryopreserved parathyroid tissue

• Published in: Cell and tissue banking Vol. 12; no. 2; pp. 111 - 116
• Main Authors: Stotler, Brie A., Reich-Slotky, Ronit, Schwartz, Joseph, Inabnet, William B., Lee, James, Wu, Fann, Della-Latta, Phyllis, Jhang, Jeffrey S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.05.2011; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Actinomycetales - isolation & purification; Bacillus - isolation & purification; Bacillus pumilus; Bacteria; Bacteria - isolation & purification; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Cell Biology; Cryopreservation; Endocrine system; Hormones; Humans; Life Sciences; Parathyroid Glands - microbiology; Quality Control; Staphylococcus - isolation & purification; Staphylococcus capitis; Staphylococcus epidermidis; Staphylococcus lugdunensis; Tissue Banks - standards; Tissues; Transplant Surgery; Transplantation, Autologous; Bacteria; Parathyroid; Hypoparathyroidism; Autotransplant; Culture

Cryopreservation of parathyroid tissue (PT) provides patients undergoing parathyroidectomy with an option for delayed autologous heterotopic parathyroid transplantation. A standard protocol for quality monitoring of PT has not been established. This article describes a method for detecting the prese...