 Equipment Contamination
"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Equipment Contamination" by people in this website by year, and whether "Equipment Contamination" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1988 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Equipment Contamination" by people in Profiles.
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Sahakian AB, Siddiqui UD. Single-use duodenoscopes: The next disruptor or passing?fad? Gastrointest Endosc. 2021 12; 94(6):1056-1058.
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Lui JY, Chapman CG, Waxman I, Siddiqui UD. A Novel Flocked Swab Protocol Proves to Be an Effective Method for Culturing Elevator-Containing Endoscopes. Dig Dis Sci. 2022 03; 67(3):947-952.
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Abramowicz JS, Basseal JM, Brezinka C, Dall'Asta A, Deng J, Harrison G, Lee JCS, Lim A, Mar?al K, Miloro P, Poon LC, Salvesen K?, Sande R, Ter Haar G, Westerway SC, Xie MX, Lees C. ISUOG Safety Committee Position Statement on use of personal protective equipment and hazard mitigation in relation to SARS-CoV-2 for practitioners undertaking obstetric and gynecological ultrasound. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2020 06; 55(6):886-891.
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World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology Position Statement: How to Perform a Safe Ultrasound Examination and Clean Equipment in the Context of COVID-19. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2020 07; 46(7):1821-1826.
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Westerway SC, Basseal JM, Abramowicz JS. Medical Ultrasound Disinfection and Hygiene Practices: WFUMB Global Survey Results. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2019 02; 45(2):344-352.
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Schirmer A, Swan C, Hughes SJ, Vasilopoulos T, Oli M, Chaudhry S, Gravenstein N, Giordano C. Break Scrub to Take That Phone Call? J Am Coll Surg. 2018 06; 226(6):1117-1121.
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Holroyd JL, Vasilopoulos T, Rice MJ, Rand KH, Fahy BG. Incidence of central venous catheter hub contamination. J Crit Care. 2017 06; 39:162-168.
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Chapman CG, Siddiqui UD, Manzano M, Konda VJ, Murillo C, Landon EM, Waxman I. Risk of infection transmission in curvilinear array echoendoscopes: results of a prospective reprocessing and?culture registry. Gastrointest Endosc. 2017 Feb; 85(2):390-397.e1.
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Faubel S, Franch H, Vijayan A, Barron MA, Heung M, Liu KD, Koyner JL, Conner MJ. Preparing for renal replacement therapy in patients with the Ebola virus disease. Blood Purif. 2014; 38(3-4):276-85.
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Savasci U, Oren NC, Akpak YK, Gokce G, Tekin K, CemGul H, Karakas A, Coskun O, Atilla HA, Zor M, Guney M, Eyigun CP. Comparison of probe disinfection procedures in routine ultrasonography: hot water versus antiseptic wiping. Intern Med. 2014; 53(19):2201-4.
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