Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease guidelines: a regional approach
Bauce, C.; Berenyi, J.; Canaon, C.; Emery, C.; Mindorff, C.; Tyndall, J.; Young, A.
Canadian Operating Room Nursing Journal 18(2): 9-15
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 0712-6778 PMID: 11310078 Document Number: 523014
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) is an infectious, progressive, degenerative neurological disorder. Unique CJD Precautions must be adhered to as the infectious agent is difficult to destroy. A regional group in Hamilton-Burlington Ontario developed CJD guidelines based on critical review of the current evidence of transmission in a Canadian healthcare environment, current published standards of practice in North America, the United Kingdom and Australia; and principles of laboratory and patient care safety as well as expert opinion.