Creutzfeldt‐Jakob disease

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Abstract
To explore possible risk factors in the past medical history of patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), we conducted a case-control study among 26 cases and 40 matched controls. Statistically significant odds ratios were obtained for intraocular pressure testing; injury to or surgery on the head, face, or neck; and trauma to other parts of the body. The odds ratios were nearly significant for head trauma and procedures requiring sutures. These data suggest that the CJD agent may be acquired by inoculation through injury or during surgery, and perhaps on certain absorbable sutures of animal origin. The tonometer used for glaucoma testing may also be a vehicle of transmission.

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