 Equipment Contamination
"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.
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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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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2013 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Equipment Contamination" by people in Profiles.
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Soefje S, Rickabaugh K, Rajkumar R, Wall KP. Evaluation of Closed-system Transfer Devices in Reducing Potential Risk for Surface Contamination Following Simulated Hazardous-drug Preparation and Compounding. Int J Pharm Compd. 2022 Jan-Feb; 26(1):72-79.
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Soefje S, Rickabaugh K, Rajkumar R, Wall KP. Evaluation of Closed-system Transfer Devices in Reducing Potential Risk for Surface Contamination Following Simulated Hazardous-drug Preparation and Compounding. Int J Pharm Compd. 2021 Nov-Dec; 25(6):515-522.
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Day LW, Muthusamy VR, Collins J, Kushnir VM, Sawhney MS, Thosani NC, Wani S. Multisociety guideline on reprocessing flexible GI endoscopes and accessories. Gastrointest Endosc. 2021 01; 93(1):11-33.e6.
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Lamparello NA, Choi S, Charalel R, Lee KS, Kesselman A, Scherer K, Harnain CM, Browne WF, Shiffman M, Holzwanger DJ, Pua BB. Transforming Positive Pressure IR Suites to Treat COVID-19 Patients. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2020 Sep; 31(9):1496-1499.
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Kearney AD, Boyle MA, Babu SK, Fallon M, Segurado R, Codd M, O'Rourke J, Stevens NT, Carling PC, Daniels S, Humphreys H. Challenges in assessing contamination levels and novel decontamination technologies in the critical care setting. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 05; 41(5):622-623.
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Mark JA, Underberg K, Kramer RE. Results of duodenoscope culture and quarantine after manufacturer-recommended cleaning process. Gastrointest Endosc. 2020 06; 91(6):1328-1333.
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Mitchell CM, McGrath A, Beck B, Schurr MJ, Fong D, Leszczynski JK, Manuel CA. Low-cost, Small-scale Decontamination of Laboratory Equipment by Using Chlorine Dioxide Gas. J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci. 2019 09 01; 58(5):569-576.
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West K, Janelle S, Schutz K, Hamilton S, Mayo K, Cichon MK, Nyquist AC, Bamberg WM, Dominguez SR. Outbreak of Serratia marcescens bacteremia in pediatric patients epidemiologically linked to pre-filled heparin flushes. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019 10; 40(10):1201-1202.
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Reese SM, Knepper BC, Kurtz J, Christy LeQuire D, Van Winks T, Bonn J, Young HL. Implementation of cleaning and evaluation process for mobile patient equipment using adenosine triphosphate. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019 07; 40(7):798-800.
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Kasperbauer SH, Daley CL. Mycobacterium chimaera Infections Related to the Heater-Cooler Unit Outbreak: A Guide to Diagnosis and Management. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 03 19; 68(7):1244-1250.
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