Table 3 Sequence of search expressions used in Medline (1976-April 2000) as the search strategy
From: Preventing infection from reusable medical equipment: a systematic review
No. | Search Expression |
|---|---|
1 | exp disinfectants/ |
2 | exp hypochlorite/ or bleach.tw |
3 | exp formaldehyde/ |
4 | exp glutaraldehyde/ |
5 | exp hydrogen peroxide/ |
6 | exp alcohols/ |
7 | exp povidone iodine/ |
8 | or/2–7 |
9 | exp sterilization/ |
10 | 9 and (steam or heat or boil$).tw |
11 | (1 and 8) or 9 or 10 |
12 | exp histocytological preparation techniques/ |
13 | exp handwashing/ |
14 | exp sanitary engineering/ |
15 | 11 not (12 or 13 or 14) |
16 | exp bacillaceae/ |
17 | exp mycobacterium/ or mycobacterium.tw |
18 | exp pseudomonas/ or pseudomonas.tw |
19 | exp staphylococcus/ or staphylococcus.tw |
20 | exp enterobacteriaceae/ |
21 | exp fungi/ |
22 | exp hiv/ or hiv.tw |
23 | exp hepatitis viruses/ or hepatitis.tw |
24 | exp picornaviridae/ |
25 | exp herpesviridae/ or herpes.tw |
26 | exp creutzfeldt-jakob syndrome/ or creutzfeldt-jakob syndrome.tw |
27 | exp cryptosporidium/ or cryptosporidium.tw |
28 | or/16–27 |
29 | 15 and 28 |