ONKI3 | Medical Subject Headings

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Hierarchy:	Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) ∟ Environment and Public Health ∟ Public Health ∟ Public Health Practice ∟ Communicable Disease Control ∟ Infection Control ∟ Sterilization ∟ Disinfection Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) ∟ Health Occupations ∟ Medicine ∟ Specialties, Medical ∟ Public Health ∟ Public Health Practice ∟ Communicable Disease Control ∟ Infection Control ∟ Sterilization ∟ Disinfection Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) ∟ Population Characteristics ∟ Health ∟ Public Health ∟ Public Health Practice ∟ Communicable Disease Control ∟ Infection Control ∟ Sterilization ∟ Disinfection X
Broader terms:	Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) ∟ Environment and Public Health ∟ Public Health ∟ Public Health Practice ∟ Communicable Disease Control ∟ Infection Control ∟ Sterilization ∟ Disinfection Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) ∟ Health Occupations ∟ Medicine ∟ Specialties, Medical ∟ Public Health ∟ Public Health Practice ∟ Communicable Disease Control ∟ Infection Control ∟ Sterilization ∟ Disinfection Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) ∟ Population Characteristics ∟ Health ∟ Public Health ∟ Public Health Practice ∟ Communicable Disease Control ∟ Infection Control ∟ Sterilization ∟ Disinfection Sterilization > Infection Control > Communicable Disease Control > Public Health Practice > Public Health > Environment and Public Health > Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) Sterilization > Infection Control > Communicable Disease Control > Public Health Practice > Public Health > Specialties, Medical > Medicine > Health Occupations > Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) Sterilization > Infection Control > Communicable Disease Control > Public Health Practice > Public Health > Health > Population Characteristics > Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) X
Annotation:	differentiate from STERILIZATION: DISINFECTION renders matter free of pathogens, STERILIZATION destroys all microbes; if in doubt, use the word of the text; disinfection of needles using household bleach Clorox, as by intravenous drug users, is indexed under DISINFECTION + NEEDLES + SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE X
historyNote*:	91(75)63-66; was see under STERILIZATION 1967-90; was heading 1963-66 X
onlineNote*:	use STERILIZATION to search DISINFECTION 1966-74 X
publicMeSHNote*:	91,63-66; was see under STERILIZATION 1967-90; was heading 1963-66 X
Scope note:	Rendering pathogens harmless through the use of heat, antiseptics, antibacterial agents, etc. X
activeMeSHYear*:	1995 \| 1996 \| 1997 \| 1998 \| 1999 \| 2000 \| 2001 \| 2002 \| 2003 \| 2004 \| 2005 \| 2006 \| 2007X
dateCreated*:	1999-01-01X
dateEstablished*:	1991-01-01X
dateRevised*:	1994-05-05X
recordAuthorizer*:	PLSX
recordMaintainer*:	TGCX
recordOriginator*:	NLMX
Type:	Concept X
URI:	X
Labels and equivalent concepts:	Desinfektio (fi) Desinfiointi (fi, replaced) Desinfektion (sv) Desinfectio (la-FI, replaced) X
Share:	X