Antisepsis
"Antisepsis" 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 destruction of germs causing disease.
| Descriptor ID |
D000985
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.780.200.450.150
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Antisepsis" by people in Profiles.
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Fitzgerald L, Kurtz J, Knepper BC, Reese SM, Miller A, Kleiner C, Young HL. Prepping for Prevention: An Intervention to Optimize Skin Antisepsis and Peri-Operative Antibiotic Prophylaxis. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2020 Feb; 21(1):48-53.
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Marlowe L, Mistry RD, Coffin S, Leckerman KH, McGowan KL, Dai D, Bell LM, Zaoutis T. Blood culture contamination rates after skin antisepsis with chlorhexidine gluconate versus povidone-iodine in a pediatric emergency department. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Feb; 31(2):171-6.
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Albert RK, Condie F. Hand-washing patterns in medical intensive-care units. N Engl J Med. 1981 Jun 11; 304(24):1465-6.
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Fee WE, Marks MI, Kardash S, Reite M, Seitz C. The long-term prognosis of aseptic meningitis in childhood. Dev Med Child Neurol. 1970 Jun; 12(3):321-9.