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...
Main Authors: | Trang Vu, Anthony Harris, Elena Gospodarevskaya |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2004-12-01
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Series: | Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842X.2004.tb00048.x |
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