Studies on disinfection of clinical thermometers. I. Oral thermometers from a general hospital.
1958
E S WRIGHT, and
R A MUNDY
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MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D004203
Disinfection
Rendering pathogens harmless through the use of heat, antiseptics, antibacterial agents, etc.
D006769
Hospitals, General
Large hospitals with a resident medical staff which provides continuous care to maternity, surgical and medical patients.
General Hospital,General Hospitals,Hospital, General
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000985
Antisepsis
The destruction of germs causing disease.
D001207
Asepsis
The prevention of access by infecting organisms to the locus of potential infection.
D013821
Thermometers
Measuring instruments for determining the temperature of matter. Most thermometers used in the field of medicine are designed for measuring body temperature or for use in the clinical laboratory. (From UMDNS, 1999)