causative organism

collocation in English

meaningsofcausativeandorganism

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causative
adjective
uk
/ˈkɔː.zə.tɪv/us
/ˈkɑː.zə.t̬ɪv/
acting as the cause ...
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organism
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɔː.ɡən.ɪ.zəm/us
/ˈɔːr-/
a single living plant, animal, ...
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(Definition ofcausativeandorganismfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Paradoxically, outbreaks are more likely to be investigated using case-control or cohort studies when thecausativeorganismhas been identified as campylobacter.
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It is a relatively 'new' disease, the histological changes having been described in 1950 and thecausativeorganismidentified in 1956.
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In the majority of cases nocausativeorganismwas identified, although some specimens revealed a mix of organisms including salmonella and shigella.
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In 1989, salmonella was thecausativeorganismof 42 outbreaks (involving 549 people) in which eggs, or egg-containing foods, were the suspected vehicle of infection.
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The only available reliable diagnostic test for caseous lymphadenitis is to identify thecausativeorganism from material from animals suspected of having the disease.
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It is also useful in the treatment of brain abscesses due to mixed organisms or when thecausativeorganismis not known.
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The diagnosis can be definitively confirmed by histological identification of thecausativeorganism in sputum or bronchio-alveolar lavage (lung rinse).
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It was long presumed to be an infectious disease, but thecausativeorganismwas only fully identified in 1992.
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It is usually by thecausativeorganismif identified.
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Thecausativeorganismis frequently found in water polluted with human feces, and is transmitted via the fecal-oral route.
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Once they do, empiric therapy may be switched to specific antibiotic therapy targeted to the specificcausativeorganismand its sensitivities to antibiotics.
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The effectiveness of measures to reduce exposure to thecausativeorganismhave not been established.
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Thecausativeorganismcan be isolated by blood culture, and penicillin is the most common treatment.
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The choice of antibiotic will depend on several factors, including the suspectedcausativeorganismand whether pneumonia was acquired in the community or developed in a hospital setting.
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For such patients, the practitioner may take a sample from the pockets to allow for culture and more specific identification and treatment of thecausativeorganism.
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