Cornea graft recipients are exposed to viral transmission from the donor. Cadaveric donor serum is often of poor quality and frequently yields falsely positive results in serological assays that may result in the graft being needlessly discarded.
Viral Emergency and Organ, Tissue, and Cell Donor Screening Laboratory, Department of Virology, INSERM U635, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Université Paris 12, Créteil, France.
