Barriers to Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Autopsies, California

Barriers to Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Autopsies, California

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) surveillance relies on autopsy and neuropathologic evaluation. The 1990–2000 CJD autopsy rate in California was 21%. Most neurologists were comfortable diagnosing CJD (83%), but few pathologists felt comfortable diagnosing CJD (35%) or performing autopsy (29%). Addres...

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Main Authors: Janice K. Louie, Shilpa S. Gavali, Ermias D. Belay, Rosalie Trevejo, Lucinda H. Hammond, Lawrence B. Schonberger, Duc J. Vugia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
CJD
variant
transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
TSE
prion
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/9/04-0066_article

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