"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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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Equipment Contamination".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Equipment Contamination".
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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| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2002 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2003 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Equipment Contamination" by people in Profiles.
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The Effectiveness of Ultraviolet Smart D60 in Reducing Contamination of Flexible Fiberoptic Laryngoscopes. Laryngoscope. 2023 12; 133(12):3512-3519.
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GI endoscope reprocessing: a comparative review of organizational guidelines and guide for endoscopy units and regulatory agencies. Gastrointest Endosc. 2022 06; 95(6):1048-1059.e2.
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Bacterial Surface Detachment during Nebulization with Contaminated Reusable Home Nebulizers. Microbiol Spectr. 2022 02 23; 10(1):e0253521.
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Mycobacterium chimaera infections among cardiothoracic surgery patients associated with heater-cooler devices-Kansas and California, 2019. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022 10; 43(10):1333-1338.
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Single-use duodenoscopes: The next disruptor or passing fad? Gastrointest Endosc. 2021 12; 94(6):1056-1058.
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The evolving pandemic of COVID-19 and increasing role of cardiac computed tomography. Coron Artery Dis. 2021 08 01; 32(5):372-374.
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Stethoscope hygiene: A call to action. Recommendations to update the CDC guidelines. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 06; 42(6):740-742.
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Possible Endoscopic Exposure to COVID Despite Negative Pre-Endoscopic Testing. Am J Gastroenterol. 2021 05 01; 116(5):1096.
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Enhanced reprocessing of duodenoscopes: A glass half full or half empty? Gastrointest Endosc. 2021 04; 93(4):932-934.
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Clostridium difficile Infection Reservoirs Within an Acute Rehabilitation Environment. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2021 01 01; 100(1):44-47.