Improved infection control in the prevention of variant Creutzfeldt‐Jakob disease in Australia: costs and benefits
Abstract Objective: To evaluate the costs and benefits of infection control strategies to prevent the transmission of variant Creutzfeldt‐Jakob disease (vCJD) in ophthalmic surgery in Australia. Methods: The reduction in the risk of iatrogenic transmission of vCJD from feasible infection control str...
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Main Authors: | Trang Vu (Author), Anthony Harris (Author), Elena Gospodarevskaya (Author) |
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Elsevier,
2004-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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