Infection Control Practitioners
"Infection Control Practitioners" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Physicians or other qualified individuals responsible for implementing and overseeing the policies and procedures followed by a health care facility to reduce the risk of infection to patients and staff.
| Descriptor ID |
D016357
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.526.485.490 N02.360.490
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| Concept/Terms |
Infection Control Practitioners- Infection Control Practitioners
- Practitioners, Infection Control
- Infection Control Practitioner
- Practitioner, Infection Control
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Infection Control Practitioners" by people in Profiles.
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Value of an infection control practitioner in improving infection control practices at ambulatory sites. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2004 Apr; 25(4):348-50.