"Disinfectants" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Substances used on inanimate objects that destroy harmful microorganisms or inhibit their activity. Disinfectants are classed as complete, destroying SPORES as well as vegetative forms of microorganisms, or incomplete, destroying only vegetative forms of the organisms. They are distinguished from ANTISEPTICS, which are local anti-infective agents used on humans and other animals. (From Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 11th ed)
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D004202
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.954.122.425 D27.720.274
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Disinfectants" by people in Profiles.
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Lipus D, Vikram A, Gulliver D, Bibby K. Upregulation of peroxide scavenging enzymes and multidrug efflux proteins highlight an active sodium hypochlorite response in Pseudomonas fluorescens biofilms. Biofouling. 2019 03; 35(3):329-339.
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Akyon B, Lipus D, Bibby K. Glutaraldehyde inhibits biological treatment of organic additives in hydraulic fracturing produced water. Sci Total Environ. 2019 May 20; 666:1161-1168.
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Vikram A, Lipus D, Bibby K. Metatranscriptome analysis of active microbial communities in produced water samples from the Marcellus Shale. Microb Ecol. 2016 10; 72(3):571-81.
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Vikram A, Lipus D, Bibby K. Produced water exposure alters bacterial response to biocides. Environ Sci Technol. 2014 Nov 04; 48(21):13001-9.
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MacDonald D, Hanzlik J, Sharkey P, Parvizi J, Kurtz SM. In vivo oxidation and surface damage in retrieved ethylene oxide-sterilized total knee arthroplasties. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2012 Jul; 470(7):1826-33.
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Wolf R, Parish JL, Parish LC. Alcohol-based disinfectants irritate and damage skin more than ordinary soap--true or false? Skinmed. 2011 Nov-Dec; 9(6):378-80.
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Onder AM, Chandar J, Billings A, Diaz R, Francoeur D, Abitbol C, Zilleruelo G. Chlorhexidine-based antiseptic solutions effectively reduce catheter-related bacteremia. Pediatr Nephrol. 2009 Sep; 24(9):1741-7.