active infection
collocation in Englishmeaningsofactiveandinfection
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active
adjective
uk/ˈæk.tɪv/us/ˈæk.tɪv/
busy with a ...
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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 ofactiveandinfectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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He suggested that shedding of the bacteria in nasal secretions take place only at the time ofactiveinfection.
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They reported no evidence ofactiveinfectionwith these viruses in any patient or control.
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Titres are usually very high inactiveinfection, often greater than 1:5120 with active cardiovascular or neurological involvement.
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Exclusion ofactiveinfectionis essential before use of tocolytics.
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Animals >800 g that had antibody were presumed to have undergoneactiveinfectionwith myxoma virus.
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What he did note, however, was marked dilatation of the mitral "ring" which he attributed to myocardial injury from theactiveinfection.
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No evidence ofactiveinfectionwas noted in any patient or control.
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No evidence ofactiveinfectionby these bacteria was noted for all patients and all controls.
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The crucial importance of thisactiveinfectionstep in schistosome epidemiology, has lead to its investigation with a range of techniques.
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We found no evidence ofactiveinfection, this also being confirmed by the pathology report.
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Post-treatment clinical manifestations in the absence of evidence foractiveinfectionare still poorly understood.
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No evidence ofactiveinfectionby these organisms was found for any patient or control.
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This agrees with the conclusion of this study but reflects probably not only the moment ofactiveinfection but also the status of individual infectivity of an animal.
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Due to problems such as inapparent carriers, diversity of clinical signs and the potential foractiveinfectionwithout clinical lesions, random sampling from all infected individuals can be difficult.
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The reaction sizes (range 5-28 mm) found among positive animals were larger duringactiveinfectionas compared with after self-cure.
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The reason is that this method is potentially an early biomarker ofactiveinfection.
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These tests are more specific for syphilis than non-treponemal tests and, in the presence of a positive test, more likely indicateactiveinfection.
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Note that this does not allow one to differentiate between simple exposure and anactiveinfection.
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Globally, about 80 million people have anactiveinfection.
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