"Soaps" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Sodium or potassium salts of long chain fatty acids. These detergent substances are obtained by boiling natural oils or fats with caustic alkali. Sodium soaps are harder and are used as topical anti-infectives and vehicles in pills and liniments; potassium soaps are soft, used as vehicles for ointments and also as topical antimicrobials.
| Descriptor ID |
D012915
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.720.877.265.861 J01.516.872
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| Concept/Terms |
Soap Solution- Soap Solution
- Soap Solutions
- Solution, Soap
- Solutions, Soap
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Soaps" by people in Profiles.
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MICROBIOME. Is triclosan harming your microbiome? Science. 2016 Jul 22; 353(6297):348-9.
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Surgical Irrigation of Open Fractures--A Change in Practice? N Engl J Med. 2015 Dec 31; 373(27):2680-1.
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Universal patient disinfection as a tool for infection control: rub-a-dub-dub, no need for a tub. Arch Intern Med. 2006 Feb 13; 166(3):274-6.
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Validation of two and three-dimensional radiographic techniques for measuring polyethylene wear after total hip arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2003 Mar; 85(3):505-11.
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In vivo protocol for testing efficacy of hand-washing agents against viruses and bacteria: experiments with rotavirus and Escherichia coli. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1989 Dec; 55(12):3113-8.