secondary infection

collocation in English

meaningsofsecondaryandinfection

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secondary
adjective
uk
/ˈsek.ən.dri/
us
/ˈsek.ən.der.i/
less important than ...
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infection
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪnˈfek.ʃən/
us
/ɪnˈfek.ʃən/
a condition in which bacteria or viruses that cause disease have entered ...
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(Definition ofsecondaryandinfectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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As a result, the prevalence ofsecondaryinfectionis extremely low.
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This was an artefact caused bysecondaryinfection, leaf dieback or mechanical damage.
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The lesions caused by the activity of the scolytid create an entry site forsecondaryinfectionby bacteria and fungi.
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There was no relationship between primary infection characteristics andsecondaryinfectionoutcome.
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Prior exposure decreased the establishment of asecondaryinfection.
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In summary, we observed that previous exposure quantitatively decreased both the establishment and subsequent survivorship of parasitic females of asecondaryinfection.
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However, because conditions for the initial andsecondaryinfectiondiffer, it is difficult to draw further conclusions from these results.
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In the present study,secondaryinfectionpegs were not seen in the micrographs.
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The involvement of eosinophils in protection againstsecondaryinfectionwas also examined.
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The mastectomy wounds first healed normally, but after an interval asecondaryinfectiondeveloped.
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For four cases, an initial non-fatal episode of sepsis was followed at least a week later by asecondaryinfectionand death.
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This is associated with a high incidence of acute otitis media due tosecondaryinfection, tympanic membrane abnormalities including perforations and cholesteatoma.
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Moreover, we investigated whether the more resistant phenotypes of high and intermediate responder animals compared to low responders, is sustained during asecondaryinfection.
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No worms were recovered from the intestine 5 days aftersecondaryinfectionin either control or treated mice (data not shown).
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Many individuals, through embarrassment, did not present untilsecondaryinfectionhad occurred.
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This opens the possibility to misdiagnosis orsecondaryinfection.
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