"Sterilization" 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 destroying of all forms of life, especially microorganisms, by heat, chemical, or other means.
| Descriptor ID |
D013242
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.780.200.450.850
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Sterilization" by people in this website by year, and whether "Sterilization" 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 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sterilization" by people in Profiles.
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Fern?ndez-Rodr?guez D, Tarabichi S, Golankiewicz K, Zappley N, Parvizi J. Operating Room Air May Harbor Pathogens: The Role of an Ultraviolet Air Filtration Unit. J Arthroplasty. 2024 11; 39(11):2857-2862.
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Pogorzelska-Maziarz M, Monsees E, Hessels A. APIC Megasurvey 2020: Methodology and overview of results. Am J Infect Control. 2023 03; 51(3):241-247.
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Leung A, Loh A, Pentlicky S, Gurney EP. Knowledge and Attitudes About Sterilization and Long-Acting Reversible Contraception. Matern Child Health J. 2021 Aug; 25(8):1336-1344.
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Galetta MS, Divi SN, Shapses MA, Hartman JB, Nicholson KJ, Goyal DKC, Fang T, Mangan JJ, Kaye ID, Kurd MF, Woods BI, Radcliff KE, Rihn JA, Anderson DG, Hilibrand AS, Kepler CK, Vaccaro AR, Schroeder GD. Processing and Handling Cost of Single-use Versus Traditional Instrumentation for 1 Level Lumbar Fusions. Clin Spine Surg. 2021 02 01; 34(1):E39-E44.
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Lonner JH, Goh GS, Sommer K, Niggeman G, Levicoff EA, Vernace JV, Good RP. Minimizing Surgical Instrument Burden Increases Operating Room Efficiency and Reduces Perioperative Costs in Total Joint Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2021 06; 36(6):1857-1863.
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Greco PM. Unacceptable acceptance. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2018 Mar; 153(3):328.
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MacDonald DW, Higgs GB, Chen AF, Malkani AL, Mont MA, Kurtz SM. Oxidation, Damage Mechanisms, and Reasons for Revision of Sequentially Annealed Highly Crosslinked Polyethylene in Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2018 04; 33(4):1235-1241.
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Tohfafarosh M, Baykal D, Kiel JW, Mansmann K, Kurtz SM. Effects of gamma and e-beam sterilization on the chemical, mechanical and tribological properties of a novel hydrogel. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 2016 Jan; 53:250-256.
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Albala L, Ercan UK, Joshi SG, Eisenbrey JR, Teraphongphom N, Wheatley MA. Preservation of imaging capability in sensitive ultrasound contrast agents after indirect plasma sterilization. Int J Pharm. 2015 Oct 15; 494(1):146-51.
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Kurtz SM, MacDonald DW, Kocag?z S, Tohfafarosh M, Baykal D. Can pin-on-disk testing be used to assess the wear performance of retrieved UHMWPE components for total joint arthroplasty? Biomed Res Int. 2014; 2014:581812.