 Disinfectants
"Disinfectants" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Substances used on inanimate objects that destroy harmful microorganisms or inhibit their activity. Disinfectants are classed as complete, destroying SPORES as well as vegetative forms of microorganisms, or incomplete, destroying only vegetative forms of the organisms. They are distinguished from ANTISEPTICS, which are local anti-infective agents used on humans and other animals. (From Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 11th ed)
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D004202
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.954.122.425 D27.720.274
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| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Disinfectants" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Brayton SR, Toles ZEA, Sanchez CA, Michaud ME, Thierer LM, Keller TM, Risener CJ, Quave CL, Wuest WM, Minbiole KPC. Soft QPCs: Biscationic Quaternary Phosphonium Compounds as Soft Antimicrobial Agents. ACS Infect Dis. 2023 04 14; 9(4):943-951.
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Zaganjor I, Luben TJ, Desrosiers TA, Keil AP, Engel LS, Michalski AM, Carmichael SL, Nembhard WN, Shaw GM, Reefhuis J, Yazdy MM, Langlois PH, Feldkamp ML, Romitti PA, Olshan AF. Maternal Exposure to Disinfection By-Products and Risk of Hypospadias in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study (2000-2005). Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 12 21; 17(24).
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Maarouf M, Shi VY. Bleach for Atopic Dermatitis. Dermatitis. 2018 May/Jun; 29(3):120-126.
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Snyder GM, Wright SB, Smithey A, Mizrahi M, Sheppard M, Hirsch EB, Chuttani R, Heroux R, Yassa DS, Olafsdottir LB, Davis RB, Anastasiou J, Bapat V, Bidari K, Pleskow DK, Leffler D, Lane B, Chen A, Gold HS, Bartley A, King AD, Sawhney MS. Randomized Comparison of 3 High-Level Disinfection and Sterilization Procedures for Duodenoscopes. Gastroenterology. 2017 10; 153(4):1018-1025.
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