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MeSH Heading: Infections
Tree Number(s): C01
Unique ID: D007239
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007239
Annotation: general only; prefer specifics; /‌prev = INFECTION CONTROL but see note there
Scope Note: Invasion of the host organism by microorganisms or their toxins or by parasites that can cause pathological conditions or diseases.
Entry Term(s): Infection; Infection and Infestation; Infections and Infestations
See Also: Anti-Infective Agents
Public MeSH Note: 2020; see Infection 1963-2019; /prevention & control was INFECTION/prevention & control 1966-91
Online Note: use INFECTION CONTROL to search INFECTION/prevention & control 1966-91
History Note: 2020; was Infection 1963-2019; /prevention & control was INFECTION/prevention & control 1966-91
Entry Combination: prevention & control:Infection Control
Date Established: 1960/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/10/15

Entry Combination: prevention & control:Infection Control
Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

transmission (TM)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0011294
Scope Note: Invasion of the host organism by microorganisms or their toxins or by parasites that can cause pathological conditions or diseases.
Terms: Infections Preferred Term
Term UI T000948028
Date10/30/2018
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020); Infection
Term UI T021695
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1963); Infection and Infestation
Term UI T000960259
Date06/11/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020); Infections and Infestations
Term UI T000963129
Date07/03/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020)

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