Hand Disinfection

"Hand Disinfection" 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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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.

Descriptor ID	D006235
MeSH Number(s)	N06.850.780.200.412.500
Concept/Terms	Hand Disinfection Hand Disinfection Disinfection, Hand Surgical Scrubbing Surgical Scrubbing Scrubbing, Surgical Hand Sanitization Hand Sanitization Sanitization, Hand Handwashing Handwashing Hand Washing Hand Washings Washing, Hand Washings, Hand

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Hand Disinfection".

Health Care [N]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Public Health Practice [N06.850.780]
Communicable Disease Control [N06.850.780.200]
Hand Hygiene [N06.850.780.200.412]
Hand Disinfection [N06.850.780.200.412.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Hand Disinfection".

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