"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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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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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Equipment Contamination" by people in Profiles.
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Greco PM. Unacceptable acceptance. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2018 Mar; 153(3):328.
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Goldstein ND, Tuttle D, Tabb LP, Paul DA, Eppes SC. Spatial and environmental correlates of organism colonization and infection in the neonatal intensive care unit. J Perinatol. 2018 05; 38(5):567-573.
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Marvil SC, Tiedeken NC, Hampton DM, Kwok SC, Samuel SP, Sweitzer BA. Stockinette application over a non-prepped foot risks proximal contamination. J Arthroplasty. 2014 Sep; 29(9):1819-22.
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Fineman MS, Hsu J, Spirn MJ, Kaiser RS. Bimanual assisted eyelid retraction technique for intravitreal injections. Retina. 2013 Oct; 33(9):1968-70.
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Smith EB, Raphael IJ, Maltenfort MG, Honsawek S, Dolan K, Younkins EA. The effect of laminar air flow and door openings on operating room contamination. J Arthroplasty. 2013 Oct; 28(9):1482-5.
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Nelson LB. Is presoaking suture material prior to strabismus surgery appropriate? J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2012 Jul-Aug; 49(4):204.
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Gruskay J, Kepler C, Smith J, Radcliff K, Vaccaro A. Is surgical case order associated with increased infection rate after spine surgery? Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2012 Jun 1; 37(13):1170-4.
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Kearns KA, Witmer D, Makda J, Parvizi J, Jungkind D. Sterility of the personal protection system in total joint arthroplasty. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2011 Nov; 469(11):3065-9.
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Namdari S, Voleti PB, Baldwin KD, Lee GC. Primary total joint arthroplasty performed in operating rooms following cases of known infection. Orthopedics. 2011 Sep 09; 34(9):e541-5.
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Trotter M, Nomura JT, Sierzenski PR. Single-operator sterile sheathing of ultrasound probes for ultrasound-guided procedures. Acad Emerg Med. 2010 Nov; 17(11):e153.