"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Cross Infection" by people in this website by year, and whether "Cross Infection" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 1995 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 1996 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1997 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2000 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2002 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 2003 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 2004 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2005 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2006 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2008 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2009 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2010 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| 2011 | 18 | 4 | 22 |
| 2012 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| 2013 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2014 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2015 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| 2016 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 2017 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2018 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 2019 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2020 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cross Infection" by people in Profiles.
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Financial and economic costs of healthcare-associated infections in Africa. J Hosp Infect. 2024 Aug; 150:1-8.
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Single-Use vs Reusable Duodenoscopes: How Infection Knowledge Gaps Are Driving Environmental Harm and What Can Be Done. Gastroenterology. 2024 Aug; 167(3):426-431.
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Selective digestive tract decontamination to prevent healthcare associated infections in critically ill children: the PICNIC multicentre randomised pilot clinical trial. Sci Rep. 2023 12 07; 13(1):21668.
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital-acquired infections at a comprehensive cancer center. Am J Infect Control. 2023 12; 51(12):1302-1308.
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Leaving no culture undrawn: Time to revisit the CLABSI and CAUTI metrics. J Crit Care. 2024 02; 79:154442.
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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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Massive and Lengthy Clonal Nosocomial Expansion of Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. massiliense among Patients Who Are Ventilator Dependent without Cystic Fibrosis. Microbiol Spectr. 2023 08 17; 11(4):e0490822.
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Limited Nosocomial Transmission of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Moldova. Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 05; 29(5):1046-1050.
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Our Third Hand: Stethoscope Hygiene in the Era of Alcohol-Resistant Organisms. Am J Med. 2023 06; 136(6):551-554.
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A new normal for the clinician's third hand: Stethoscope hygiene and infection prevention. Am J Infect Control. 2023 01; 51(1):114-118.