Hand Disinfection

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.

Year introduced: 2013 (1982)

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Tree Number(s): N06.850.670.150.500

MeSH Unique ID: D006235

Entry Terms:

• Disinfection, Hand
• Handwashing
• Hand Washing
• Hand Washings
• Washing, Hand
• Washings, Hand
• Surgical Scrubbing
• Scrubbing, Surgical
• Hand Sanitization
• Sanitization, Hand

Previous Indexing:

• Cross Infection/prevention and control (1966-1981)
• Disinfection (1975-1981)
• Sterilization (1966-1974)

See Also:

• Hand Sanitizers

All MeSH Categories
Health Care Category
Environment and Public Health
Public Health
Hygiene
Hand Hygiene
Hand Disinfection