Risk of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and tonsillectomy

Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2003 Sep;260(8):410-1. doi: 10.1007/s00405-003-0608-9. Epub 2003 Apr 29.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / epidemiology
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / etiology*
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / transmission*
  • Disposable Equipment
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Prions / chemistry
  • Prions / pathogenicity*
  • Risk Factors
  • Species Specificity
  • Tonsillectomy / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Prions