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Donors' health associated with risk of infection among recipients of corneal transplants
02-11-2008 · EurekAlert!Corneal grafts obtained from donors dying in the hospital or with cancer may be associated with an increased risk of infection for the recipient, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
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