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Case Reports
. 2007 Dec;28(12):1396-7.
doi: 10.1086/523862. Epub 2007 Oct 15.

A case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease associated with a dura mater graft in the United States

David B Blossom  1 , Ryan A Maddox, Suzanne F Beavers, Kelly A Church, Doug A Thoroughman, Lawrence B Schonberger, Ermias D Belay
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A case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease associated with a dura mater graft in the United States

David B Blossom et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Dec.

Abstract

We describe a case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease associated with a dura mater graft (Lyodura brand) in a 26-year-old man who underwent several neurosurgical procedures as a child. Clinicians and infection control personnel should be aware that recipients of Lyodura brand dura mater grafts processed before May 1987 may remain at increased risk for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease throughout their lives.

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