A Contemporary Risk Analysis of Iatrogenic Transmission of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) via Corneal Transplantation in the United States

Abstract Background Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare, fatal, neurodegenerative prion disease potentially transmissible through corneal transplantation. While statistical analyses performed two decades ago estimated the overall prevalence of CJD in the corneal donor pool to be low, the recen...

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Hoofdauteurs:	Tanisha Martheswaran, Jordan D. Desautels, Majid Moshirfar, Kathryn M. Shmunes, Yasmyne C. Ronquillo, Phillip C. Hoopes
Formaat:	Artigo
Taal:	Inglês
Gepubliceerd in:	Adis, Springer Healthcare 2020-06-01
Reeks:	Ophthalmology and Therapy
Onderwerpen:	CJD Cornea Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Eye Iatrogenic Ophthalmology
Online toegang:	https://doi.org/10.1007/s40123-020-00272-8
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