 Blood-Borne Pathogens
"Blood-Borne Pathogens" 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.
Infectious organisms in the BLOOD, of which the predominant medical interest is their contamination of blood-soiled linens, towels, gowns, BANDAGES, other items from individuals in risk categories, NEEDLES and other sharp objects, MEDICAL WASTE and DENTAL WASTE, all of which health workers are exposed to. This concept is differentiated from the clinical conditions of BACTEREMIA; VIREMIA; and FUNGEMIA where the organism is present in the blood of a patient as the result of a natural infectious process.
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D017848
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.300.248 B02.050 B03.165 B04.909.142
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| Concept/Terms |
Blood-Borne Pathogens- Blood-Borne Pathogens
- Blood Borne Pathogens
- Pathogens, Blood-Borne
- Blood-Borne Pathogen
- Pathogen, Blood-Borne
- Pathogens, Blood Borne
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- Bloodborne Pathogen
- Pathogen, Bloodborne
- Pathogens, Bloodborne
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Blood-Borne Pathogens" by people in Profiles.
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Weber DJ, Babcock H, Hayden MK, Wright SB, Murthy AR, Guzman-Cottrill J, Haessler S, Rock C, Van Schooneveld T, Forde CA, Logan LK, Malani A, Henderson DK. Universal pandemic precautions-An idea ripe for the times. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 11; 41(11):1321-1322.
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Apostolopoulos Y, Sönmez S, Shattell M, Kronenfeld J. Sex work in trucking milieux: "lot lizards," truckers, and risk. Nurs Forum. 2012 Jul-Sep; 47(3):140-52.
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Wisniewski MF, Kieszkowski P, Zagorski BM, Trick WE, Sommers M, Weinstein RA. Development of a clinical data warehouse for hospital infection control. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2003 Sep-Oct; 10(5):454-62.
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Clerici M, Levin JM, Kessler HA, Harris A, Berzofsky JA, Landay AL, Shearer GM. HIV-specific T-helper activity in seronegative health care workers exposed to contaminated blood. JAMA. 1994 Jan 05; 271(1):42-6.
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