WHO Infection Control Guidelines for Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies

An authoritative guide to procedures and precautions needed to prevent iatrogenic and nosocomial exposure to transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) in hospitals health care facilities and laboratories. Prepared by an international group of 32 leading experts the guidelines respond to the unusual resistance of TSE agents to conventional chemical and physical methods of decontamination and the corresponding need for special precautions. Areas of patient care and categories of interventio