New Method for Effective Prion Decontamination of Surgical Steel
Main Category: CJD / vCJD / Mad Cow DiseaseArticle Date: 27 Feb 2005 - 23:00 PDT
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Research funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the UK Department of Health has resulted in a new procedure expected to substantially reduce the risks of transmission of human prion infection during routine surgery.
To date prions, transmissible agents that cause Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) and other prion diseases are known to resist conventional sterilization procedures. The research, published in the March edition of the Journal of General Virology was conducted by a team, led by Professor John Collinge, at the MRC Prion Unit.
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For more information, a copy of the paper, or to arrange an interview, contact the MRC Press Office on (UK) 020 7637 6011 (phoning from abroad dial +44 20 7637 6011).
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