Cross Infection

"Cross Infection" 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.

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Any infection which a patient contracts in a health-care institution.

Descriptor ID	D003428
MeSH Number(s)	C01.539.248 C23.550.291.875.500
Concept/Terms	Cross Infection Cross Infection Health Care Associated Infections Infection, Cross Cross Infections Infections, Cross Health Care Associated Infection Healthcare Associated Infections Healthcare Associated Infection Infection, Healthcare Associated Infections, Healthcare Associated Infections, Hospital Infections, Hospital Hospital Infection Infection, Hospital Infections, Nosocomial Infection, Nosocomial Nosocomial Infection Nosocomial Infections Hospital Infections

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Cross Infection".

Diseases [C]
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01]
Infection [C01.539]
Cross Infection [C01.539.248]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Pathologic Processes [C23.550]
Disease Attributes [C23.550.291]
Iatrogenic Disease [C23.550.291.875]
Cross Infection [C23.550.291.875.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Cross Infection".

Cross Infection
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated

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Bar chart showing 38 publications over 17 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2016 and 2022

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2001	1	0	1
2003	2	0	2
2007	2	0	2
2008	1	1	2
2009	1	0	1
2010	1	0	1
2011	1	1	2
2012	1	0	1
2013	2	0	2
2014	1	0	1
2015	2	1	3
2016	4	1	5
2019	2	0	2
2020	3	1	4
2022	4	1	5
2023	2	0	2
2024	2	0	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Cross Infection" by people in Profiles.

Rathod SN, Barajas G, Mitchell BI, Malczynski M, Moore WJ, Weslander E, Bulger C, Stone A, Al-Qamari A, Bertram CM, Sutton SH, Stosor V, Qi C, Zembower TR, Bolon MK. Candida auris outbreak in a cardiothoracic transplant intensive care unit: implications for infection prevention practices and keeping pace with an evolving landscape. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2025 Aug; 46(8):789-796.

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Mitchell BI, Kling K, Bolon MK, Rathod SN, Malczynski M, Ruiz J, Polanco W, Fritz K, Maali S, Stosor V, Zembower TR, Qi C. Identifying Candida auris transmission in a hospital outbreak investigation using whole-genome sequencing and SNP phylogenetic analysis. J Clin Microbiol. 2024 Oct 16; 62(10):e0068024.

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Neil B, Cheney GL, Rosenzweig JA, Sha J, Chopra AK. Antimicrobial resistance in aeromonads and new therapies targeting quorum sensing. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2024 Feb 13; 108(1):205.

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Keller SC, Hannum SM, Weems K, Oladapo-Shittu O, Salinas AB, Marsteller JA, Gurses AP, Klein EY, Shpitser I, Crnich CJ, Bhanot N, Rock C, Cosgrove SE. Implementing and validating a home-infusion central-line-associated bloodstream infection surveillance definition. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 11; 44(11):1748-1759.

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Oladapo-Shittu O, Hannum SM, Salinas AB, Weems K, Marsteller J, Gurses AP, Cosgrove SE, Keller SC. The need to expand the infection prevention workforce in home infusion therapy. Am J Infect Control. 2023 05; 51(5):594-596.

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Jeffreys S, Chambers JP, Yu JJ, Hung CY, Forsthuber T, Arulanandam BP. Insights into Acinetobacter baumannii protective immunity. Front Immunol. 2022; 13:1070424.

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Hannum SM, Oladapo-Shittu O, Salinas AB, Weems K, Marsteller J, Gurses AP, Cosgrove SE, Keller SC. A task analysis of central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) surveillance in home infusion therapy. Am J Infect Control. 2022 05; 50(5):555-562.

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Williamson CHD, Stone NE, Nunnally AE, Roe CC, Vazquez AJ, Lucero SA, Hornstra H, Wagner DM, Keim P, Rupnik M, Janezic S, Sahl JW. Identification of novel, cryptic Clostridioides species isolates from environmental samples collected from diverse geographical locations. Microb Genom. 2022 02; 8(2).

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Collins DA, Marcella S, Campbell M, Riley TV. Linkage study of surveillance and hospital admission data to investigate Clostridium difficile infection in hospital patients in Perth, Western Australia. Anaerobe. 2022 Apr; 74:102528.

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Lesho E, Newhart D, Reno L, Sleeper S, Nary J, Gutowski J, Yu S, Walsh E, Vargas R, Riedy D, Mayo R. Effectiveness of various cleaning strategies in acute and long-term care facilities during novel corona virus 2019 disease pandemic-related staff shortages. PLoS One. 2022; 17(1):e0261365.

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