"Patient Isolation" 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 segregation of patients with communicable or other diseases for a specified time. Isolation may be strict, in which movement and social contacts are limited; modified, where an effort to control specified aspects of care is made in order to prevent cross infection; or reverse, where the patient is secluded in a controlled or germ-free environment in order to protect him or her from cross infection.
| Descriptor ID |
D010356
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.770 N06.850.780.200.450.650
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Isolation" by people in Profiles.
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Infant isolation and cohorting for preventing or reducing transmission of healthcare-associated infections in neonatal units. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 06 27; 6:CD012458.
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[The covid-19 emergency in the words of the nurses]. Assist Inferm Ric. 2020 Apr-Jun; 39(2):66-108.
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Prevention and Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in End-Stage Renal Disease. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis. 2019 01; 26(1):51-60.
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Active surveillance for carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a medical intensive care unit: Can it predict and reduce subsequent infections and the use of colistin? Am J Infect Control. 2017 Jun 01; 45(6):667-672.
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Patient isolation measures for infants with candida colonization or infection for preventing or reducing transmission of candida in neonatal units. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011 Nov 09; (11):CD006068.
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Barriers to public health management of a pertussis outbreak in Arkansas. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2004 Feb; 158(2):146-52.
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Tuberculosis among adult visitors of children with suspected tuberculosis and employees at a children's hospital. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2002 Oct; 23(10):568-72.
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Nosocomial respiratory syncytial virus infections: prevention and control in bone marrow transplant patients. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1997 Jun; 18(6):412-6.
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Evaluation of the neurobehavioral functioning of patients before, during, and after bone marrow transplantation. J Clin Oncol. 1994 Apr; 12(4):820-6.
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Pharmacological and behavioral treatments for aggressive psychiatric inpatients. Hosp Community Psychiatry. 1993 Feb; 44(2):125-33.