Infection Control

"Infection Control" 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.

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Programs of disease surveillance, generally within health care facilities, designed to investigate, prevent, and control the spread of infections and their causative microorganisms.

Descriptor ID	D017053
MeSH Number(s)	N06.850.780.200.450
Concept/Terms	Infection Control Infection Control Control, Infection

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Health Care [N]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Public Health Practice [N06.850.780]
Communicable Disease Control [N06.850.780.200]
Infection Control [N06.850.780.200.450]

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Bar chart showing 84 publications over 24 distinct years, with a maximum of 31 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2001	2	0	2
2002	3	0	3
2003	1	0	1
2004	0	1	1
2005	1	1	2
2006	0	1	1
2007	2	0	2
2008	1	0	1
2009	1	1	2
2010	0	1	1
2011	4	2	6
2012	1	1	2
2013	4	2	6
2014	2	2	4
2015	4	1	5
2016	1	0	1
2017	2	0	2
2018	0	1	1
2019	1	1	2
2020	16	15	31
2021	3	1	4
2022	0	1	1
2023	0	1	1
2024	0	2	2

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Weber DJ, Malani AN, Shenoy ES, Banach DB, Batshon LJ, Branch-Elliman W, Dumyati G, Haessler S, Hsu VP, Jump RLP, Mathew TA, Murthy RK, Pergam SA. Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: mitigating supply shortages. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Jul; 45(7):813-817.

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Banach DB, Mathew TA, Batshon LJ, Branch-Elliman W, Dumyati G, Haessler S, Hsu VP, Jump RLP, Malani AN, Murthy RK, Pergam SA, Shenoy ES, Weber DJ. SHEA position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: building a strong and resilient healthcare workforce. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Jul; 45(7):804-807.

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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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Stirrup O, Blackstone J, Mapp F, MacNeil A, Panca M, Holmes A, Machin N, Shin GY, Mahungu T, Saeed K, Saluja T, Taha Y, Mahida N, Pope C, Chawla A, Cutino-Moguel MT, Tamuri A, Williams R, Darby A, Robertson DL, Flaviani F, Nastouli E, Robson S, Smith D, Loose M, Laing K, Monahan I, Kele B, Haldenby S, George R, Bashton M, Witney AA, Byott M, Coll F, Chapman M, Peacock SJ, Hughes J, Nebbia G, Partridge DG, Parker M, Price JR, Peters C, Roy S, Snell LB, de Silva TI, Thomson E, Flowers P, Copas A, Breuer J. Effectiveness of rapid SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing in supporting infection control for hospital-onset COVID-19 infection: Multicentre, prospective study. Elife. 2022 Sep 13; 11.

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Bonner A, Resnick B. Changing the dynamic: What can we learn from infectious disease management in long-term care settings? Geriatr Nurs. 2022 Jan-Feb; 43:A1-A2.

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Grossberg LB, Pellish RS, Cheifetz AS, Feuerstein JD. Review of Societal Recommendations Regarding Management of Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2021 05 17; 27(6):940-946.

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Okafor IA, Chia T. Covid-19: Emerging Considerations for Body Sourcing and Handling. A Perspective View from Nigeria. Anat Sci Educ. 2021 Mar; 14(2):154-162.

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Xu W, Piper-Vallillo AJ, Bindal P, Wischhusen J, Patel JM, Costa DB, Peters MLB. Time to SARS-CoV-2 clearance among patients with cancer and COVID-19. Cancer Med. 2021 03; 10(5):1545-1549.

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Sood RN, Dudiki N, Alape D, Maxfiel MW. Healthcare Personnel Safety During Percutaneous Tracheostomy in Patients With COVID-19: Proof-of-Concept Study. J Intensive Care Med. 2021 May; 36(5):612-616.

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Jester DJ, Peterson LJ, Dosa DM, Hyer K. Infection Control Citations in Nursing Homes: Compliance and Geographic Variability. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2021 06; 22(6):1317-1321.e2.

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