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MeSH Heading: Asepsis
Tree Number(s): N06.850.780.200.450.150.160
Unique ID: D001207
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001207
Annotation: differentiate from ANTISEPSIS: ANTISEPSIS is the destruction of pathogens, ASEPSIS is the prev of their invasion
Scope Note: The prevention of access by infecting organisms to the locus of potential infection.
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under ANTISEPSIS 1975-90
Online Note: search ANTISEPSIS 1966-74
History Note: 91(75); was see under ANTISEPSIS 1975-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2008/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: history (HI)

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