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19671123

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-9-28
pubmed:abstractText
To date, four instances of probable transfusion-transmission of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) infection have been described, and surviving recipients of vCJD-implicated blood components have been informed that they may be 'at risk' of vCJD. Nearly two-thirds of all recipients of vCJD-implicated blood components are deceased, and many died before the vCJD risk was known. The primary aim of this study was to determine retrospectively whether there was evidence that any of the other deceased recipients of vCJD-implicated blood components had any clinical signs or symptoms suggestive of vCJD in life. In addition, pathological material from recipients, stored at the time of surgery or autopsy, was sought to allow testing for evidence of vCJD infection. A secondary aim of the study was to obtain information on invasive healthcare procedures undertaken on recipients following the transfusion to identify the potential for onward transmission of infection.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1423-0410
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
97
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
211-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
A retrospective case note review of deceased recipients of vCJD-implicated blood transfusions.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Public Health and Public Health Policy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't