A Contemporary Risk Analysis of Iatrogenic Transmission of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) via Corneal Transplantation in the United States

A Contemporary Risk Analysis of Iatrogenic Transmission of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) via Corneal Transplantation in the United States

Abstract Background Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare, fatal, neurodegenerative prion disease potentially transmissible through corneal transplantation. While statistical analyses performed two decades ago estimated the overall prevalence of CJD in the corneal donor pool to be low, the recen...

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Main Authors: Tanisha Martheswaran, Jordan D. Desautels, Majid Moshirfar, Kathryn M. Shmunes, Yasmyne C. Ronquillo, Phillip C. Hoopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Adis, Springer Healthcare 2020-06-01
Series:Ophthalmology and Therapy
Subjects:
CJD
Cornea
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Eye
Iatrogenic
Ophthalmology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s40123-020-00272-8

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