"Hand Disinfection" 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 act of cleansing the hands with water or other liquid, with or without the inclusion of soap or other detergent, for the purpose of destroying infectious microorganisms.
| Descriptor ID |
D006235
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.670.150.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Handwashing- Handwashing
- Hand Washing
- Hand Washings
- Washing, Hand
- Washings, Hand
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hand Disinfection" by people in Profiles.
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National variability in Americans' COVID-19 protective behaviors: Implications for vaccine roll-out. PLoS One. 2021; 16(11):e0259257.
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Hand Hygiene Compliance Rate During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Intern Med. 2021 07 01; 181(7):1006-1008.
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Longitudinal, strain-specific Staphylococcus aureus introduction and transmission events in households of children with community-associated meticillin-resistant S aureus skin and soft tissue infection: a prospective cohort study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 02; 20(2):188-198.
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Dissecting Surgeon Behavior: Leveraging the Theoretical Domains Framework to Facilitate Evidence-based Surgical Practice. Ann Surg. 2018 03; 267(3):432-434.
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A Validation Protocol: Assessing the Accuracy of Hand Hygiene Monitoring Technology. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2016 08; 37(8):1002-1004.
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Faecal contamination of commuters' hands in main vehicle stations in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2016 06; 110(6):367-72.
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Standard work for room entry: Linking lean, hand hygiene, and patient-centeredness. Healthc (Amst). 2016 Mar; 4(1):45-51.
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Hand-hygiene compliance does not predict rates of resistant infections in critically ill surgical patients. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2014 Oct; 15(5):533-9.
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Reconsidering hand hygiene monitoring. J Infect Dis. 2012 Nov 15; 206(10):1488-90.
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Guideline for the prevention and control of norovirus gastroenteritis outbreaks in healthcare settings. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011 Oct; 32(10):939-69.