"A new test algorithm [a process or set of rules to be followed] for diagnosing Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) - combining testing samples of cerebrospinal [the spine] fluid (CSF) and nasal swabbing - has "virtually 100%" specificity and sensitivity and should lead to definitive diagnosis of this prion disease, researchers conclude in a new study".....Source:  Medscape Medical News, Sue Hughes - January 06, 2017


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