Evaluation of methods suitable for the sterilisation of surgical instruments contaminated with human prions
Human prion disease is associated with the accumulation in brain of an abnormal glycoprotein known as prion protein. Prions are far more resistant to physical and chemical inactivation than conventional pathogens. In 1996 a new disease, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease was recognised as distinct fr...
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University College London (University of London)
2010
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