hand disinfection

Preferred Label : hand disinfection;

MeSH definition : The act of cleansing the hands with water or other liquid, with or without the inclusion of soap or other detergent, for the purpose of destroying infectious microorganisms.;

MeSH synonym : disinfection, hand;

CISMeF synonym : surgical scrubs; scrubs, surgical; surgical scrub; scrub, surgical;

MeSH hyponym : hand sanitization; handwashing; surgical scrubbing; Scrubbing, Surgical; Sanitization, Hand; Hand Washing; Hand Washings; Washing, Hand; Washings, Hand;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand washing;

Details

Origin ID

D006235;

UMLS CUI

C0018570;

Allowable qualifiers
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- instrumentation [MeSH Qualifier]
- methods [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
Indexing information
- veladerm [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
MedlinePlus topic(s)
- germs and hygiene [MedlinePlus Topic]
Record concept(s)
- hand disinfection [MeSH concept]
- hand sanitization [MeSH concept]
- handwashing [MeSH concept]
- surgical scrubbing [MeSH concept]
See also
- hand sanitizers [MeSH Descriptor]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- hygiene [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Health Care Activity [UMLS semantic type]

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