"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1999 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Equipment Contamination" by people in Profiles.
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Suresh S, Pande M, Patel K, Mahometano LD, Romero LG, Barringer D, Sealock RJ, Raju GS. Education, training, and knowledge of infection control among endoscopy technicians and nurses. Am J Infect Control. 2021 06; 49(6):836-839.
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Hamm RF, Combs CA, Davidson CM. Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Special Statement: Reducing the risk of transmitting infection by transvaginal ultrasound examination. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 09; 223(3):B2-B6.
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Alali SA, Shrestha E, Kansakar AR, Parekh A, Dadkhah S, Peacock WF. Community hospital stethoscope cleaning practices and contamination rates. Am J Infect Control. 2020 11; 48(11):1365-1369.
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El-Chami MF, Mayotte J, Bonner M, Holbrook R, Stromberg K, Sohail MR. Reduced bacterial adhesion with parylene coating: Potential implications for Micra transcatheter pacemakers. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2020 03; 31(3):712-717.
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Dempsey C, Skoglund E, Muldrew KL, Garey KW. Economic health care costs of blood culture contamination: A systematic review. Am J Infect Control. 2019 08; 47(8):963-967.
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Liang SY, Jansson DR, Hogan PG, Raclin TW, Sullivan ML, Muenks CE, Munigala S, House SL, Fritz SA. Emergency Department Environmental Contamination With Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus After Care of Colonized Patients. Ann Emerg Med. 2019 07; 74(1):50-55.
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Skoglund E, Dempsey CJ, Chen H, Garey KW. Estimated Clinical and Economic Impact through Use of a Novel Blood Collection Device To Reduce Blood Culture Contamination in the Emergency Department: a Cost-Benefit Analysis. J Clin Microbiol. 2019 01; 57(1).
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Wan D, Rohrich RJ. Modern Primary Breast Augmentation: Best Recommendations for Best Results. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018 12; 142(6):933e-946e.
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Chaftari AM, Hachem R, Raad S, Jiang Y, Natividad E, Chaftari P, Raad I. Unnecessary Removal of Central Venous Catheters in Cancer Patients with Bloodstream Infections. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018 02; 39(2):222-225.
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Palraj BR, Farid S, Sohail MR. Strategies to prevent infections associated with cardiovascular implantable electronic devices. Expert Rev Med Devices. 2017 May; 14(5):371-381.