Disinfection and sterilization of prion-contaminated medical instruments

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1304-1306

  Belay, Ermias D ^a   Schonberger, Lawrence B ^a   Brown, Paul ^d   Priola, Suzette A ^b   Chesebro, Bruce ^b   Will, Robert G ^e   Asher, David M ^c  

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

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^d DIF   (France)

^e National Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease Surveillance Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOCLAVE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BRAIN SPONGIOSIS; CONTAMINATION; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; DISINFECTION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LETTER; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRION; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 78649930832     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/657579     Document Type: Letter

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