 Infection Control
"Infection Control" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Programs of disease surveillance, generally within health care facilities, designed to investigate, prevent, and control the spread of infections and their causative microorganisms.
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D017053
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.780.200.450
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Infection Control" by people in Profiles.
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Rashid T, Vonville H, Hasan I, Garey KW. Mechanisms for floor surfaces or environmental ground contamination to cause human infection: a systematic review. Epidemiol Infect. 2017 Jan; 145(2):347-357.
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Gearing RE, Saini M, McNeill T. Experiences and implications of social workers practicing in a pediatric hospital environment affected by SARS. Health Soc Work. 2007 Feb; 32(1):17-27.
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Garey KW, Kumar N, Dao T, Tam VH, Gentry LO. Risk factors for postoperative chest wound infections due to gram-negative bacteria in cardiac surgery patients. J Chemother. 2006 Aug; 18(4):402-8.
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Ezedinachi EN, Ross MW, Meremiku M, Essien EJ, Edem CB, Ekure E, Ita O. The impact of an intervention to change health workers' HIV/AIDS attitudes and knowledge in Nigeria: a controlled trial. Public Health. 2002 Mar; 116(2):106-12.
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Melosi MV. Cleaning up our act: germ consciousness in America. [Review of: Tomes, N. The gospel of germs: men, women, and the microbe in American life. Harvard University Press, 1998]. Rev Am Hist. 1999 Jun; 27(2):259-66.
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Essien EJ, Ross MW, Ezedinachi EN, Meremikwu M. HIV/AIDS infection control enforcement: a comparison between Nigeria and the United States. Public Health. 1997 Jul; 111(4):205-9.
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McDiarmid MA, Gillen NA, Hathon L. Regulatory considerations of occupational tuberculosis control. Occup Med. 1994 Oct-Dec; 9(4):671-9.
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