Open AccessMicrobial contamination of embryo cultures in an ART laboratory: sources and management
Author(s) -
P.M.M. Kastrop,
L. A. M. De Graaf-Miltenburg,
D Gutknecht,
Sjerp M. Weima
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/dem165
Subject(s) - streptomycin , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , penicillin , biology , microbiological culture , contamination , embryo culture , bacteria , embryo , embryogenesis , ecology , genetics
Although rare, microbial contamination of culture dishes occasionally occurs in our IVF/ICSI programme. Despite stringent culture conditions and the use of medium containing penicillin and streptomycin, an increasing number of infections was observed once they were routinely recorded. In this study, 95 cases of contaminated culture dishes were examined, in an attempt to identify possible causes.