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Cross Infection MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Cross Infection
Tree Number(s)
C01.248
C23.550.291.875.500
Unique ID
D003428
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003428
Annotation
note INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL and INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT are also available
Scope Note
Any infection which a patient contracts in a health-care institution.
Entry Version
CROSS INFECT
Entry Term(s)
Health Care Associated Infection
Health Care Associated Infections
Healthcare Associated Infections
Hospital Infections
Infection, Cross
Infections, Hospital
Infections, Nosocomial
Nosocomial Infections
See Also
Catheter-Related Infections
Community-Acquired Infections
Infection Control
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional
Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient
Patient Isolation
Patient Isolators
Online Note
use CROSS INFECTION to search HOSPITAL INFECTIONS 1966-78
History Note
HOSPITAL INFECTIONS was see under CROSS INFECTION 1971-78, was see CROSS INFECTIONS 1963-70
Date Established
1963/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2019/06/17
Cross Infection Preferred
Infections, Hospital Narrower
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