"Disinfectants" 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.
Substances used on inanimate objects that destroy harmful microorganisms or inhibit their activity. Disinfectants are classed as complete, destroying SPORES as well as vegetative forms of microorganisms, or incomplete, destroying only vegetative forms of the organisms. They are distinguished from ANTISEPTICS, which are local anti-infective agents used on humans and other animals. (From Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 11th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D004202
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.954.122.425 D27.720.274
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 2018 | 20 | 4 | 24 |
| 2019 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2020 | 17 | 10 | 27 |
| 2021 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Disinfectants" by people in Profiles.
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Assessment of Antiviral Coatings for High-Touch Surfaces by Using Human Coronaviruses HCoV-229E and SARS-CoV-2. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2021 09 10; 87(19):e0109821.
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Disinfectant use by K-12 school staff to combat SARS-CoV-2. Am J Infect Control. 2021 11; 49(11):1432-1434.
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Strong alkaline electrolyzed water efficiently inactivates SARS-CoV-2, other viruses, and Gram-negative bacteria. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2021 10 20; 575:36-41.
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Comparable Environmental Stability and Disinfection Profiles of the Currently Circulating SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern B.1.1.7 and B.1.351. J Infect Dis. 2021 08 02; 224(3):420-424.
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High concentrations of hypochlorous acid-based disinfectant in the environment reduced the load of SARS-CoV-2 in nucleic acid amplification testing. Electrophoresis. 2021 08; 42(14-15):1411-1418.
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The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic in hospital: An insight into environmental surfaces contamination, disinfectants' efficiency, and estimation of plastic waste production. Environ Res. 2021 11; 202:111809.
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Responses of electroactive biofilms to chronic chlorine exposure: Insights from the composition and spatial structure of extracellular polymeric substances. Bioelectrochemistry. 2021 Dec; 142:107894.
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Application of nano-graphene oxide as nontoxic disinfectant against alpha and betacoronaviruses. Vet Med Sci. 2021 11; 7(6):2434-2439.
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Compliance with hand sanitizer quality during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: Assessing the impurities in an ethanol plant. J Environ Manage. 2021 Nov 01; 297:113329.
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Inactivation of Replication-Competent Vesicular Stomatitis Virus as SARS-CoV-2 Surrogate on Common Surfaces by Disinfectants. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 07 20; 18(14).