 Disinfection
"Disinfection" 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.
Rendering pathogens harmless through the use of heat, antiseptics, antibacterial agents, etc.
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D004203
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.780.200.450.850.375
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Disinfection" by people in this website by year, and whether "Disinfection" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2006 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2007 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2009 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2012 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2013 | 7 | 2 | 9 | | 2014 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2015 | 7 | 2 | 9 | | 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2017 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2020 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2022 | 1 | 7 | 8 | | 2023 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2024 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Disinfection" by people in Profiles.
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Nyangaresi PO, Manoli K, Norton J, Bell KY, Zhang CS, da Silva AK, Oza S, Santoro D, Beck SE. Performic acid disinfection in wastewater effluent and combined sewer overflows: A review. Water Res. 2026 Jul 01; 299:125837.
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Peng Z, Ma B, Henze DK, Miller SL, de Gouw JA, Jimenez JL. Is There an Optimal Wavelength for Germicidal Ultraviolet Air Disinfection? Environ Sci Technol. 2026 Apr 14; 60(14):10970-10981.
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Jing ZB, Wang WL, Wu QY, Chen Z, Wu YP, Peng L, Yang ZC, Cai XH, Zhu P, Chen ZL, Linden KG. Far-UVC (222 nm) Suppresses Bacterial UV Resistance and Repair through Inhibition of DNA Repair Pathways. Environ Sci Technol. 2026 Jan 13; 60(1):1368-1377.
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Boenisch-Oakes KM, Summers RS, Masters SV. Disinfection Byproducts in Direct Potable Reuse and Conventional Drinking Waters: Influence of pH, Cu2+, and Water Age under Distribution System and Premise Plumbing Conditions. Environ Sci Technol. 2025 Oct 21; 59(41):22168-22179.
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Pitol AK, Richards S, Mirindi P, Mahamed HO, Baller A, Hughes GL, Beck SE. Efficacy of Laundry Practices in Eliminating Mpox Virus From Fabrics. J Infect Dis. 2025 Apr 15; 231(4):e607-e614.
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Rao G, Wells E, Reynolds C, Yoo R, Kowalsky E, DeFrance J, Linden K, Brown J. Systematic Review of the Microbiological Performance of Household Water Treatment Technologies. Environ Sci Technol. 2025 Oct 21; 59(41):21776-21789.
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Pitol AK, Richards S, Mirindi P, Mahamed HO, Baller A, Hughes GL, Beck SE. Efficacy of Disinfectants for Monkeypox Virus Inactivation on High Touch Surface Materials in Low-Resource Settings. Environ Sci Technol. 2024 Nov 12; 58(45):19981-19989.
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Pousty D, Ma B, Mathews C, Halanur M, Mamane H, Linden KG. Biofilm inactivation using LED systems emitting germicidal UV and antimicrobial blue light. Water Res. 2024 Dec 01; 267:122449.
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Challener DW, Tande AJ, Koutras C, Wade RL, McIntee MA, Strauss DM, Yao X, Chang YH, Berbari E. Evaluation of germicidal ultraviolet-C disinfection in a real-world outpatient health care environment. Am J Infect Control. 2024 Sep; 52(9):1030-1034.
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Marr LC, Samet JM. Reducing Transmission of Airborne Respiratory Pathogens: A New Beginning as the COVID-19 Emergency Ends. Environ Health Perspect. 2024 May; 132(5):55001.
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