"Universal Precautions" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Prudent standard preventive measures to be taken by professional and other health personnel in contact with persons afflicted with a communicable disease, to avoid contracting the disease by contagion or infection. Precautions are especially applicable in the diagnosis and care of AIDS patients.
| Descriptor ID |
D016635
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.780.200.925
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| Concept/Terms |
Universal Precautions- Universal Precautions
- Precautions, Universal
- Precaution, Universal
- Universal Precaution
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Universal Precautions" by people in Profiles.
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Importance of sustaining non-pharmaceutical interventions for COVID-19 until herd immunity. Hong Kong Med J. 2021 04; 27(2):95-96.
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Universal preoperative SARS-CoV-2 testing can facilitate safe surgical treatment during local COVID-19 surges. Br J Surg. 2021 Jan 27; 108(1):e24-e26.
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Universal Admission Screening for SARS-CoV-2 Infections among Hospitalized Patients, Switzerland, 2020. Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 02; 27(2):404-410.
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COVID-19 diagnostic testing and the psychology of precautions fatigue. Cleve Clin J Med. 2021 01 01; 88(1):19-21.
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Adherence to Public Health Measures Mitigates the Risk of COVID-19 Infection in Older Adults: A Community-Based Study. Mayo Clin Proc. 2021 04; 96(4):912-920.
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Knowledge and Perception Towards Universal Safety Precautions During Early Phase of the COVID-19 Outbreak in Nepal. J Community Health. 2020 12; 45(6):1116-1122.
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Universal PCR screening for coronavirus disease 2019 in asymptomatic patients on admission. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2021 Apr; 27(4):658-659.
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Upholding democracy in a global pandemic: the Israeli elections experience. J Travel Med. 2020 11 09; 27(7).
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Prevalence and predictors of early COVID-19 behavioral intentions in the United States. Transl Behav Med. 2020 10 08; 10(4):843-849.
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[SARS-CoV-2: recommendations on nursing care for dialyzed and transplanted patient]. G Ital Nefrol. 2020 Oct 05; 37(5).