title: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease--identifying prions and carriers.
abstract: Two major obstacles to be overcome in minimizing the possibility of transmitting Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease or variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease are associated with identifying the prion on disinfected surgical instruments and identifying carriers of the protease-resistant form of the prion. New developments indicate that the means for doing both soon may be available.
authors.forename: Nathan L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Belkin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002353:Carrier State / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002417:Cattle; D007562:Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D016643:Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011328:Prions / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods; D013525:Surgical Instruments / Q000382:microbiology*; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D011328:Prions