tuberculous infection

collocation in English

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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 ofinfectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There are, however, no data indicating that certain ethnic groups have increased genetic susceptibility to activation of latenttuberculousinfection.
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Any occupation involving close and frequent contact with a source or sources oftuberculousinfectionby reason of employment.
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I am advised that medical research has produced no evidence to suggest that smallpox vaccination either causes or aggravatestuberculousinfection.
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It is that end of the line which decides whether the milk is clear oftuberculousinfectionor not.
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Another reason is that it has been generally accepted that nurses in sanatoria are more liable totuberculousinfectionthan other nurses.
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In addition, she was—unnecessarily as it proved—exposed totuberculousinfectionfor more than 18 months in two sanatoria.
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I am aware that there is a close relationship between certain forms of pneumoconiosis andtuberculousinfection.
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We have covered only those who can show that they have been exposed to close and frequent contact with some source oftuberculousinfectionbecause of their employment.
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These operations were not for chest diseases or for tuberculous infections.
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