"Soaps" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Sodium or potassium salts of long chain fatty acids. These detergent substances are obtained by boiling natural oils or fats with caustic alkali. Sodium soaps are harder and are used as topical anti-infectives and vehicles in pills and liniments; potassium soaps are soft, used as vehicles for ointments and also as topical antimicrobials.
| Descriptor ID |
D012915
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.720.877.265.861 J01.516.872
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| Concept/Terms |
Soap Solution- Soap Solution
- Soap Solutions
- Solution, Soap
- Solutions, Soap
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Soaps" by people in Profiles.
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Nanzaluka FH, Davis WW, Mutale L, Kapaya F, Sakubita P, Langa N, Gama A, N'cho HS, Malambo W, Murphy J, Blackstock A, Mintz E, Riggs M, Mukonka V, Sinyange N, Yard E, Brunkard J. Risk Factors for Epidemic Cholera in Lusaka, Zambia-2017. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 08; 103(2):646-651.
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Bui LN, Swan JT, Perez KK, Johnson ML, Chen H, Colavecchia AC, Rizk E, Graviss EA. Impact of Chlorhexidine Bathing on Antimicrobial Utilization in Surgical Intensive Care Unit. J Surg Res. 2020 06; 250:161-171.
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Bui LN, Swan JT, Shirkey BA, Olsen RJ, Long SW, Graviss EA. Chlorhexidine bathing and Clostridium difficile infection in a surgical intensive care unit. J Surg Res. 2018 08; 228:107-111.
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Bennett SD, Lowther SA, Chingoli F, Chilima B, Kabuluzi S, Ayers TL, Warne TA, Mintz E. Assessment of water, sanitation and hygiene interventions in response to an outbreak of typhoid fever in Neno District, Malawi. PLoS One. 2018; 13(2):e0193348.
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Bowen A, Ma H, Ou J, Billhimer W, Long T, Mintz E, Hoekstra RM, Luby S. A cluster-randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of a handwashing-promotion program in Chinese primary schools. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2007 Jun; 76(6):1166-73.