Surgery in CJD Patients a Potential Risk Factor for Transmission Surgery in CJD Patients a Potential Risk Factor for Transmission

One in five patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) undergo surgery, which could lead to iatrogenic transmission of this rare but universally fatal prion disease.Medscape Medical News
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