An investigation of potential neurosurgical transmission of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: Challenges and lessons learned

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 302-304

  Stricof, Rachel L ^a   Lillquist, Patricia P ^a   Thomas, Nadia ^a   Belay, Ermias D ^b   Schonberger, Lawrence B ^b   Morse, Dale L ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN 14 3 3;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRAIN BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CRANIECTOMY; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; DEMENTIA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IATROGENIC DISEASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROSURGERY; PRION DISEASE; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AGED; CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB SYNDROME; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33645576514     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/503017     Document Type: Article

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