"Cross Infection" 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.
Any infection which a patient contracts in a health-care institution.
| Descriptor ID |
D003428
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.248 C23.550.291.875.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Cross Infection- Cross Infection
- Health Care Associated Infections
- Infection, Cross
- Cross Infections
- Infections, Cross
- Health Care Associated Infection
- Healthcare Associated Infections
- Healthcare Associated Infection
- Infection, Healthcare Associated
- Infections, Healthcare Associated
Infections, Hospital- Infections, Hospital
- Hospital Infection
- Infection, Hospital
- Infections, Nosocomial
- Infection, Nosocomial
- Nosocomial Infection
- Nosocomial Infections
- Hospital Infections
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cross Infection" by people in Profiles.
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Impact of age on antimicrobial prescriptions in hospitalized children at three academic centres in South Africa: a point prevalence survey. J Trop Pediatr. 2024 10 04; 70(6).
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Multicentre external validation of the Neonatal Healthcare-associated infectiOn Prediction (NeoHoP) score: a retrospective case-control study. BMJ Paediatr Open. 2024 Oct 01; 8(1).
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Policy brief: Optimising antimicrobial usage in paediatric inpatient hospital settings. S Afr Med J. 2024 Apr 18; 114(4):e1296.
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Infection prevention and control and related practices in African neonatal units: The Pan-African neonatal care assessment study (PANCAS). Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2024 Jun; 259:114357.
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Causes of Death Among Infants and Children in the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) Network. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 07 03; 6(7):e2322494.
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Healthcare-associated Infections Drive Antimicrobial Prescribing in Pediatric Departments at Three Academic Hospitals in South Africa. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2023 08 01; 42(8):e283-e289.
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Molecular characterization and genotyping of hepatitis C virus from Sudanese end-stage renal disease patients on haemodialysis. BMC Infect Dis. 2022 Nov 14; 22(1):848.
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The novel application and effect of an ultraviolet light decontamination strategy on the healthcare acquisition of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales in a hospital setting. J Hosp Infect. 2022 Mar; 121:57-64.
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Investigation of Possible Nosocomial-Associated Invasive Group B Streptococcus Disease Using Whole-Genome Sequencing: A Report of 3 Cases. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2021 Sep 23; 10(8):880-882.
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Ward-specific clustering of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus spa-type t037 and t045 in two hospitals in South Africa: 2013 to 2017. PLoS One. 2021; 16(6):e0253883.