Disinfection [dezinfekce]
topical
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- Terms
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desinfekce
Persistent link
https://www.medvik.cz/link/D004203
Definition
Rendering pathogens harmless through the use of heat, antiseptics, antibacterial agents, etc.
- 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
- DUI
- D004203 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0006573
- History note
- 91(75)63-66; was see under STERILIZATION 1967-90; was heading 1963-66
- Online note
- use STERILIZATION to search DISINFECTION 1966-74
- Public note
- 91,63-66; was see under STERILIZATION 1967-90; was heading 1963-66
Allowable subheadings
- CL
- classification 10
- EC
- economics 4
- ES
- ethics 1
- HI
- history 32
- IS
- instrumentation 63
- LJ
- legislation & jurisprudence 59
- MT
- methods 443
- OG
- organization & administration 41
- ST
- standards 180
- SN
- statistics & numerical data 10
- TD
- trends 31
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Occurrences in Medvik records
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