Hand Disinfection
"Hand 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.
The act of cleansing the hands with water or other liquid, with or without the inclusion of soap or other detergent, for the purpose of destroying infectious microorganisms.
| Descriptor ID |
D006235
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.780.200.412.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Handwashing- Handwashing
- Hand Washing
- Hand Washings
- Washing, Hand
- Washings, Hand
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Hand Disinfection" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Hand Disinfection" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hand Disinfection" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Thom KA, Rock C, Robinson GL, Reisinger HRS, Baloh J, Chasco E, Liang Y, Li S, Diekema DJ, Herwaldt LA, Johnson JK, Harris AD, Perencevich EN. Alcohol-based decontamination of gloved hands: A randomized controlled trial. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Apr; 45(4):467-473.