"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.
Rendering pathogens harmless through the use of heat, antiseptics, antibacterial agents, etc.
MeSH Number(s)
N06.850.780.200.450.850.375
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Disinfection".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Disinfection".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Disinfection" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Disinfection" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2013 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2014 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2015 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Disinfection" by people in Profiles.
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Using engineered water nanostructures (EWNS) for wound disinfection: Case study of Acinetobacter baumannii inactivation on skin and the inhibition of biofilm formation. Nanomedicine. 2022 06; 42:102537.
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Er:YAG laser irradiation enhances bacterial and lipopolysaccharide clearance and human gingival fibroblast adhesion on titanium discs. Sci Rep. 2021 12 14; 11(1):23954.
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Prenatal Exposure to Disinfection Byproducts and Intrauterine Growth in a Chinese Cohort. Environ Sci Technol. 2021 12 07; 55(23):16011-16022.
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Relationship between Blood Trihalomethane Concentrations and Serum Thyroid Function Measures in U.S. Adults. Environ Sci Technol. 2021 10 19; 55(20):14087-14094.
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Trimester-specific associations of maternal exposure to disinfection by-products, oxidative stress, and neonatal neurobehavioral development. Environ Int. 2021 12; 157:106838.
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Association of Blood Trihalomethane Concentrations with Risk of All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality in U.S. Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study. Environ Sci Technol. 2021 07 06; 55(13):9043-9051.
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Air Disinfection with Germicidal Ultraviolet: For this Pandemic and the Next. Photochem Photobiol. 2021 05; 97(3):464-465.
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Air Disinfection for Airborne Infection Control with a Focus on COVID-19: Why Germicidal UV is Essential†. Photochem Photobiol. 2021 05; 97(3):493-497.
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Single-use duodenoscopes and duodenoscopes with disposable end caps. Gastrointest Endosc. 2021 05; 93(5):997-1005.
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Conversion of Existing UVB Phototherapy Units to UVC Germicidal Chambers for N95 Decontamination: Lessons Learned. Photobiomodul Photomed Laser Surg. 2021 02; 39(2):83-85.