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  • 24/03/2014 at 12:06 pm #70962
    Julie Hunt
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    Dear Colleagues,
    Can you tell me if you recommend anything other than standard precautions (includes internal disinfection of the machine between patients) for haemodialysis patients that are in the high or low risk group for CJD, given that blood is low infectivity.
    The NHMRC CJD Guidelines published in Jan 2013 do not specifically mention dialysis although the risk assessment matrix indicate that routine reprocessing procedures should be used for a high or low risk patient when low infectivity tissue is involved.
    The UK Government is currently updating its TSE Guidelines and recommendations for dialysis patients falls into Annex G – Decontamination of other specialised equipment. This Annex is currently being revised and so not yet available..
    Regards
    Julie Hunt

    Clinical Nurse Consultant
    Infection Prevention & Control
    Royal North Shore Hospital
    Reserve Rd St Leonards 2065
    Tel 02 99264339 or 99264490

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