@article{AES4685,
author = {Bella J. Wolf and Ji Won Kwon and Gabriel M. Rand and Jimmy K. Lee and Patrick K. Gore and Moonseong Heo and Roy S. Chuck},
title = {Association between donor corneal endothelial cell counts and infectious agent reactivity: an eye bank database analysis},
journal = {Annals of Eye Science},
volume = {4},
number = {2},
year = {2019},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Background: To evaluate the association between corneal central endothelial cell count (CECC) with reactivity for hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), human T-lymphotropic virus-1 (HTLV1), and syphilis from an eye bank database.
Methods: Eye bank data included 19,159 donors and 38,318 corneas screened for HBV, HCV, HIV, HTLV1, and syphilis from July 2007–May 2015. Linear and binary mixed effects models were used to determine the adjusted marginal effect a positive viral screening test had on CECC and morphology, respectively. The models were adjusted for age, race, gender, lens status, and death to preservation. Eyes with missing data were excluded from the analysis. Statistical significance was defined as P values },
issn = {2520-4122}, url = {https://aes.amegroups.org/article/view/4685}
}