Ophthalmic Surgery in Prion Diseases
Eleven (1.8%) of 597 patients underwent ophthalmic surgery within 1 month before the onset of prion disease or after the onset. All ophthalmologists reused surgical instruments that had been incompletely sterilized to eliminate infectious prion protein. Ophthalmologists should be aware of prion dise...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2007-01-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/1/06-1004_article |