"Equipment Contamination" 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.
The presence of an infectious agent on instruments, prostheses, or other inanimate articles.
| Descriptor ID |
D004866
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.540
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| Concept/Terms |
Equipment Contamination- Equipment Contamination
- Contamination, Equipment
- Contaminations, Equipment
- Equipment Contaminations
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Equipment Contamination" by people in Profiles.
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A Tiered Approach for Preventing Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection. Ann Intern Med. 2019 10 01; 171(7_Suppl):S59-S65.
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Foundational Elements of Infection Prevention in the STRIVE Curriculum. Ann Intern Med. 2019 10 01; 171(7_Suppl):S10-S15.
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Impact of doffing errors on healthcare worker self-contamination when caring for patients on contact precautions. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019 05; 40(5):559-565.
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Use of adenosine triphosphate to audit reprocessing of flexible endoscopes with an elevator mechanism. Am J Infect Control. 2018 11; 46(11):1272-1277.
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Anatomic sites of patient colonization and environmental contamination with Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae at long-term acute care hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 Jan; 34(1):56-61.
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Interventional evaluation of environmental contamination by vancomycin-resistant enterococci: failure of personnel, product, or procedure? J Hosp Infect. 2009 Feb; 71(2):123-31.
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Strategies for preventing catheter-related bloodstream infections: the role of new technologies. Crit Care Med. 2006 Mar; 34(3):905-7.
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Chlorhexidine gluconate to cleanse patients in a medical intensive care unit: the effectiveness of source control to reduce the bioburden of vancomycin-resistant enterococci. Arch Intern Med. 2006 Feb 13; 166(3):306-12.
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Universal patient disinfection as a tool for infection control: rub-a-dub-dub, no need for a tub. Arch Intern Med. 2006 Feb 13; 166(3):274-6.
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An assessment for the presence of bacterial contamination of Venturi principle atomizers in a clinical setting. Am J Rhinol. 2005 Jan-Feb; 19(1):21-3.