"Universal Precautions" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Prudent standard preventive measures to be taken by professional and other health personnel in contact with persons afflicted with a communicable disease, to avoid contracting the disease by contagion or infection. Precautions are especially applicable in the diagnosis and care of AIDS patients.
| Descriptor ID |
D016635
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.780.200.925
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| Concept/Terms |
Universal Precautions- Universal Precautions
- Precautions, Universal
- Precaution, Universal
- Universal Precaution
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Universal Precautions" by people in Profiles.
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Universal preoperative SARS-CoV-2 testing can facilitate safe surgical treatment during local COVID-19 surges. Br J Surg. 2021 Jan 27; 108(1):e24-e26.
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Regarding Occupational HIV Exposure and Protection among Health Care Workers in China: Census Survey in a Rural Area. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care. 2016 09; 15(5):363-9.
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[Knowledge of aseptics and antisepsis and following their rules as elements of infection prevention in the work of paramedics]. Med Pr. 2013; 64(2):239-43.
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Think twice before recommending pre-masticated food as a source of infant nutrition. Matern Child Nutr. 2011 Jan; 7(1):104; author reply 105-6.
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The role of hemodialysis machines dedication in reducing Hepatitis C transmission in the dialysis setting in Iran: a multicenter prospective interventional study. BMC Nephrol. 2004 Oct 07; 5:13.
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HIV/AIDS infection control enforcement: a comparison between Nigeria and the United States. Public Health. 1997 Jul; 111(4):205-9.