 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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| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Infection Control" by people in Profiles.
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Sokolow SH, Wood CL, Jones IJ, Swartz SJ, Lopez M, Hsieh MH, Lafferty KD, Kuris AM, Rickards C, De Leo GA. Global Assessment of Schistosomiasis Control Over the Past Century Shows Targeting the Snail Intermediate Host Works Best. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 07; 10(7):e0004794.
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Biddell EA, Vandersall BL, Bailes SA, Estephan SA, Ferrara LA, Nagy KM, O'Connell JL, Patterson MD. Use of Simulation to Gauge Preparedness for Ebola at a Free-Standing Children's Hospital. Simul Healthc. 2016 Apr; 11(2):94-9.
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Buppajarntham A, Apisarnthanarak A, Khawcharoenporn T, Rutjanawech S, Singh N. National Survey of Thai Infectious Disease Physicians on Treatment of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: The Role of Infection Control Awareness. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2016 Jan; 37(1):61-9.
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DeBiasi RL, Song X, Cato K, Floyd T, Talley L, Gorman K, Parra M, Shankar V, Campos J, Chamberlain J, Cora-Bramble D, Sable C, Newman K, Wessel D. Preparedness, Evaluation, and Care of Pediatric Patients Under Investigation for Ebola Virus Disease: Experience from a Pediatric Designated Care Facility. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2016 Mar; 5(1):68-75.
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Weinshel K, Dramowski A, Hajdu Á, Jacob S, Khanal B, Zoltán M, Mougkou K, Phukan C, Inés Staneloni M, Singh N. Gap analysis of infection control practices in low- and middle-income countries. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 Oct; 36(10):1208-14.
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Burr JS, Jenkins TL, Harrison R, Meert K, Anand KJ, Berger JT, Zimmerman J, Carcillo J, Dean JM, Newth CJ, Willson DF, Sanders RC, Pollack MM, Harvill E, Nicholson CE. The Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network Critical Pertussis Study: collaborative research in pediatric critical care medicine. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2011 Jul; 12(4):387-92.
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Jaryszak EM, Shah RK, Amling J, Peña MT. Pediatric tracheotomy wound complications: incidence and significance. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011 Apr; 137(4):363-6.
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Song X, Cheung S, Klontz K, Short B, Campos J, Singh N. A stepwise approach to control an outbreak and ongoing transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a neonatal intensive care unit. Am J Infect Control. 2010 Oct; 38(8):607-11.
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Dean N. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in community-acquired and health care-associated pneumonia: incidence, diagnosis, and treatment options. Hosp Pract (1995). 2010 Feb; 38(1):7-15.
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Singh N, Brennan PJ, Bell M. Primum non nocere. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Oct; 29 Suppl 1:S1-2.
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