prevalence of infection
collocation in Englishmeaningsofprevalenceandinfection
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prevalence
noun[U]
uk/ˈprev.əl.əns/us/ˈprev.əl.əns/
the fact that something is very common or ...
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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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From this the expectedprevalenceofinfectionin children and adults in a household of given size and structure can be calculated.
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The higherprevalenceofinfectionin children suggests epidemic, rather than endemic, transmission and supports the assumption that this focus was of recent origin.
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The difference inprevalenceofinfectionbetween the two years is surprising and may have important implications for previous and future studies of this nature.
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However, the sensitivity depended critically on theprevalenceofinfection.
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All infected deer were captured in mid and late-winter when theprevalenceofinfectionreached 50% (table 1).
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As withprevalenceofinfection, the pattern was broadly similar among juvenile mice.
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Thus, old dogs would always have a higherprevalenceofinfectionthan young dogs regardless of the presence or absence of immunity.
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An estimate of theprevalenceofinfectionin rabbits and their excreta is also reported.
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The overallprevalenceofinfectionin all rodents in the survey was 47 % (276/582) when measured during autopsy.
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Our two year survey has indicated that theprevalenceofinfectioncan vary considerably from year to year.
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In our study, it was also found that a low level of maternal education was a significant risk factor for theprevalenceofinfection.
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Theprevalenceofinfectionwas 100%, with no other acanthocephalan species being recorded.
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Theprevalenceofinfectionin each population was 73.0%, 54.4% and 35.2%, respectively.
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Theprevalenceofinfectionwas 21.5% with the mean intensity of 4.8 and maximum intensity of 52.
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Assuming a roughly equalprevalenceofinfectionin snails among samples, more cercariae should be produced and released where snails are most abundant.
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Theprevalenceofinfectionwas recorded using the ratio between the number of infected cattle and that of examined cattle and expressed as a percentage.
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The tops of these curves (representing the highest cumulative difference) show the minimumprevalenceofinfection.
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Is the highprevalenceofinfectionan indication that infection is chronic or is there a rapid turnover of acute infections?
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