"Patient Isolation" 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 segregation of patients with communicable or other diseases for a specified time. Isolation may be strict, in which movement and social contacts are limited; modified, where an effort to control specified aspects of care is made in order to prevent cross infection; or reverse, where the patient is secluded in a controlled or germ-free environment in order to protect him or her from cross infection.
| Descriptor ID |
D010356
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.770 N06.850.780.200.450.650
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Isolation" by people in Profiles.
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Parental access to hospitalised children during infectious disease pandemics such as COVID-19. S Afr Med J. 2021 01 20; 111(2):100-105.
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Environment and Personal Protective Equipment Tests for SARS-CoV-2 in the Isolation Room of an Infant With Infection. Ann Intern Med. 2020 08 04; 173(3):240-242.
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Ebola: Personal view from the field--Sierra Leone. S Afr Med J. 2015 Nov 22; 105(12):1008-9.
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Clinical features of patients isolated for suspected Ebola virus disease at Connaught Hospital, Freetown, Sierra Leone: a retrospective cohort study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2015 Sep; 15(9):1024-1033.