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Barriers to Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Autopsies, California
- Source :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 10, Iss 9, Pp 1677-1680 (2004)
- Publication Year :
- 2004
- Publisher :
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004.
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Abstract
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) surveillance relies on autopsy and neuropathologic evaluation. The 1990–2000 CJD autopsy rate in California was 21%. Most neurologists were comfortable diagnosing CJD (83%), but few pathologists felt comfortable diagnosing CJD (35%) or performing autopsy (29%). Addressing obstacles to autopsy is necessary to improve CJD surveillance.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10806040 and 10806059
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.fc47cbf0ce74bc09e6e0aece0b42708
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1009.040066