An investigation of potential neurosurgical transmission of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: challenges and lessons learned

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology : the Official Journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America
Rachel L StricofDale L Morse

Abstract

In 2001, New York State health officials were notified about 2 patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease who had undergone neurosurgical procedures at the same hospital within 43 days of each other. One patient had Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease at the time of surgery; the other patient developed Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease 6.5 years later. This investigation highlights the difficulties in assessing possible transmission of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

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