invasive disease

collocation in English

meaningsofinvasiveanddisease

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invasive
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈveɪ.sɪv/
us
/ɪnˈveɪ.sɪv/
moving into all areas of something and difficult ...
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disease
noun
uk
/dɪˈziːz/
us
/dɪˈziːz/
(an) illness of people, animals, plants, etc., caused by infection or a failure of health rather than by ...
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(Definition ofinvasiveanddiseasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This pronounced temporary drop correlates with a high incidence ofinvasivediseasecaused by encapsulated bacteria.
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Among the age group 5-64 years, serotype 1 was the main cause ofinvasivedisease, accounting for about 13 % of cases.
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The ability of meningococcal strains to causeinvasivediseaseand their subsequent virulence are variable.
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Isolates recovered by blood culture were indicative of severeinvasivediseaseand were termed (d).
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Invasivediseaseis a rare outcome of infection and asymptomatic carriers are responsible for most transmission of these organisms.
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At the onset of carriage, nonimmune individuals may contractinvasivedisease.
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Following a vaccine intervention, there is a possibility that the incidence ofinvasivediseasein the unvaccinated cohort could increase because of declining antibody concentrations.
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The males develop locallyinvasivediseasethat becomes metastatic.
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In practice, only infections acquired while the antibody level is under this threshold may lead toinvasivedisease.
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The increasing trends of pneumococcal resistance to the third-generation cephalosporins, particularly cefotaxime and ceftriaxone, are a major problem for therapy ofinvasivedisease, especially meningitis.
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Our data may still represent an underestimate ofinvasivediseasesince most febrile patients are not routinely tested by blood culture.
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Noinvasivediseasewould be seen in this case.
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Additionally, susceptibles and carriers may be immune againstinvasivedisease.
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