Iatrogenic vCJD from surgical instruments - The risk is unknown, but improved decontamination will help reduce the risk

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Frosh, A [1 ]
Joyce, R
Johnson, A
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[1] Lister Hosp, Stevenage SG1 4AB, Herts, England
[2] Univ London St Georges Hosp, S Thames Publ Hlth Rotat, London SW17 0RE, England
[3] Royal Coll Surgeons England, BAOHNS, London WC2A 3PE, England
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BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL | 2001年 / 322卷 / 7302期
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10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1558
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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页码:1558 / 1559
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