"Cross Infection" 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.
Any infection which a patient contracts in a health-care institution.
| Descriptor ID |
D003428
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.248 C23.550.291.875.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Cross Infection- Cross Infection
- Health Care Associated Infections
- Infection, Cross
- Cross Infections
- Infections, Cross
- Health Care Associated Infection
- Healthcare Associated Infections
- Healthcare Associated Infection
- Infection, Healthcare Associated
- Infections, Healthcare Associated
Infections, Hospital- Infections, Hospital
- Hospital Infection
- Infection, Hospital
- Infections, Nosocomial
- Infection, Nosocomial
- Nosocomial Infection
- Nosocomial Infections
- Hospital Infections
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1996 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1998 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2000 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2002 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2003 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2004 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2005 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2009 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2010 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2011 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2012 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2014 | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| 2015 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cross Infection" by people in Profiles.
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Introduction to A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections In Acute-Care Hospitals: 2022 Updates. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 10; 44(10):1533-1539.
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Nasal Iodophor Antiseptic vs Nasal Mupirocin Antibiotic in the Setting of Chlorhexidine Bathing to Prevent Infections in Adult ICUs: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2023 10 10; 330(14):1337-1347.
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The role of the plasmid-mediated fluoroquinolone resistance genes as resistance mechanisms in pediatric infections due to Enterobacterales. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2023; 13:1249505.
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Executive Summary: A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute-Care Hospitals: 2022 Updates. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 10; 44(10):1540-1554.
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Impact of Mandatory Infectious Disease Specialist Approval on Hospital-Onset Clostridioides difficile Infection Rates and Testing Appropriateness. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 08 14; 77(3):346-350.
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SHEA/IDSA/APIC Practice Recommendation: Strategies to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission and infection in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 Jul; 44(7):1039-1067.
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Random variation drives a critical bias in the comparison of healthcare-associated infections. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 09; 44(9):1396-1402.
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Genomic Epidemiology Suggests Community Origins of Healthcare-Associated USA300 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. J Infect Dis. 2022 08 12; 226(1):157-166.
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Adapting and thriving, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) partnership. Am J Infect Control. 2022 01; 50(1):3.
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MRSA Transmission in Intensive Care Units: Genomic Analysis of Patients, Their Environments, and Healthcare Workers. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 06 01; 72(11):1879-1887.