causative agent

collocation in English

meaningsofcausativeandagent

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causative
adjective
uk
/ˈkɔː.zə.tɪv/us
/ˈkɑː.zə.t̬ɪv/
acting as the cause ...
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agent
noun[C]
uk
/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/us
/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/
a person who acts for or ...
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(Definition ofcausativeandagentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcausative agent

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Initially, thecausativeagentand treatment will be unknown, as will be the total number of patients.
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Four of these outbreaks were caused by norovirus, for the remaining five no conclusivecausativeagentwas found.
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Its close relationship to thecausativeagentof glanders has also been confirmed by modern molecular techniques.
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The aim of the present study is therefore to accurately identify thecausativeagentof peritonitis.
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This argues against chronic hypoxia being thecausativeagent, as does the constancy of energy levels within the placental tissues.
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It was assumed that these organisms were thecausativeagentof the gastroenteritis.
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In conclusion, most outbreaks were reported from health and residential institutions, with norovirus as the most commoncausativeagent.
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Another potential specific prenatalcausativeagentthat has been explored is malnutrition.
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Research efforts are devoted to establish acausativeagent, with hope that a better understanding of pathogenesis can occur.
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Toxin-producing bacteria were confirmed as thecausativeagentin only one outbreak.
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Fasciola hepatica, itscausativeagent, is a trematode which infects a wide range of mammals, including humans, as definitive hosts.
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It must be recognized, however, that there may be a long delay between the first exposure to acausativeagentand the clinical appearance of cancer.
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Viral agents were implicated in outbreak no. 17, although both giardia (two cases) and campylobacter (two cases) were isolated, and thecausativeagentwas not established.
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The position now is that one treats thecausativeagentas if that agent was somebody who was innocent but facing a criminal charge.
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The origin of the disease may be due to acausativeagent, but the present epidemic is one of infection.
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He knows of no cases in which spraying with these substances has been regarded as acausativeagentof dermatitis or cancer.
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