"Universal Precautions" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Prudent standard preventive measures to be taken by professional and other health personnel in contact with persons afflicted with a communicable disease, to avoid contracting the disease by contagion or infection. Precautions are especially applicable in the diagnosis and care of AIDS patients.
| Descriptor ID |
D016635
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.780.200.925
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| Concept/Terms |
Universal Precautions- Universal Precautions
- Precautions, Universal
- Precaution, Universal
- Universal Precaution
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Universal Precautions" by people in Profiles.
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Kalu IC, Henderson DK, Weber DJ, Haessler S. Back to the future: Redefining "universal precautions" to include masking for all patient encounters. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 09; 44(9):1373-1374.
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Weber DJ, Babcock H, Hayden MK, Wright SB, Murthy AR, Guzman-Cottrill J, Haessler S, Rock C, Van Schooneveld T, Forde CA, Logan LK, Malani A, Henderson DK. Universal pandemic precautions-An idea ripe for the times. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 11; 41(11):1321-1322.
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Peponis T, Cropano MC, Larentzakis A, van der Wilden MG, Mejaddam YA, Sideris CA, Michailidou M, Fikry K, Bramos A, Janjua S, Chang Y, King DR. Trauma team utilization of universal precautions: if you see something, say something. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2017 Feb; 43(1):145-150.