"Cross Infection" 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.
Any infection which a patient contracts in a health-care institution.
| Descriptor ID |
D003428
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.248 C23.550.291.875.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Cross Infection- Cross Infection
- Health Care Associated Infections
- Infection, Cross
- Cross Infections
- Infections, Cross
- Health Care Associated Infection
- Healthcare Associated Infections
- Healthcare Associated Infection
- Infection, Healthcare Associated
- Infections, Healthcare Associated
Infections, Hospital- Infections, Hospital
- Hospital Infection
- Infection, Hospital
- Infections, Nosocomial
- Infection, Nosocomial
- Nosocomial Infection
- Nosocomial Infections
- Hospital Infections
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2004 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2006 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2007 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2009 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2011 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 2012 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2013 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2014 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2015 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 2016 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2018 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2019 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2020 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 2021 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cross Infection" by people in Profiles.
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Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Pediatrics: A Review. Pediatr Rev. 2025 Sep 01; 46(9):510-519.
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Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) foam improves adherence, satisfaction, and maintains central line associated infection rates compared to CHG wipes in pediatric hematology-oncology and bone marrow transplant patients. Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2023 Mar; 40(2):159-171.
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Levofloxacin prophylaxis for pediatric leukemia patients: Longitudinal follow-up for impact on health care-associated infections. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 07; 69(7):e29525.
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Healthcare-associated Pediatric Cutaneous Mucormycosis at Texas Children's Hospital, 2012-2019. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2021 08 01; 40(8):746-748.
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The prevalence of antiseptic tolerance genes among staphylococci and enterococci in a pediatric population. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019 03; 40(3):333-340.
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Assessing infection control practices to protect health care workers and patients in Malawi from nosocomial transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. PLoS One. 2017; 12(12):e0189140.
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An Outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia Complex Infections Associated with Contaminated Liquid Docusate. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2017 05; 38(5):567-573.
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Healthcare-associated Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia in Children: Evidence for Reverse Vancomycin Creep and Impact of Vancomycin Trough Values on Outcome. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2016 Mar; 35(3):263-8.
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Clinical and Molecular Features of Decreased Chlorhexidine Susceptibility among Nosocomial Staphylococcus aureus Isolates at Texas Children's Hospital. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016 Feb; 60(2):1121-8.
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Clinical Presentation, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Hematogenous Prosthetic Joint Infection in Patients with Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia. Am J Med. 2016 Feb; 129(2):221.e11-20.