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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Management of Accidental Contamination of Neurosurgical Instruments, Pathology Equipment, and Solutions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Elizabeth Ann Bryce ,
Katerina Dorovoni-Zis ,
Dianne Trudeau ,
Margaret Sinclair  and
Fred J. Roberts
Elizabeth Ann Bryce
Affiliation:
Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Katerina Dorovoni-Zis
Affiliation:
Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Dianne Trudeau
Affiliation:
Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Margaret Sinclair
Affiliation:
Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Fred J. Roberts
Affiliation:
Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 21 , Issue 4 , April 2000 , pp. 247 - 248
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2000

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