Interventions to reduce the risk of surgically transmitted Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease: a cost-effective modelling review
Background: Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease is a fatal neurological disease caused by abnormal infectious proteins called prions. Prions that are present on surgical instruments cannot be completely deactivated; therefore, patients who are subsequently operated on using these instruments may become infect...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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NIHR Journals Library
2020-02-01
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| Series: | Health Technology Assessment |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3310/hta24110 |