recurrent infection

collocation in English

meaningsofrecurrentandinfection

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recurrent
adjective
uk
/rɪˈkʌr.ənt/us
/rɪˈkɝː.ənt/
happening again ...
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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 ofrecurrentandinfectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Obviously it is a challenge to distinguish between arecurrentinfectionand a re-infection.
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Thisrecurrentinfectionof the planting material has lead to a gradual decrease in yield over the years.
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Initial versusrecurrentinfectionp<0.05; initial infection versus chronic carditis p<0.001.
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There is strong indirect evidence that adult productivity decreases as a result of both early ill-health in childhood andrecurrentinfectionand associated morbidity.
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At presentation, those suffering an initial attack had less frequent and less severe carditis when compared to those sufferingrecurrentinfection(p<0.05).
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A further negative factor is a disregard for natural biological responses torecurrentinfectionand reinfection.
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Notification would enable the use of antibiotics in the early treatment ofrecurrentinfection.
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More severe cases cause delayed development, significant intellectual disability, andrecurrentinfection; the most severe cases see death at infancy or early childhood.
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There is no evidence of chronic orrecurrentinfectionwith variola virus.
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Therecurrentinfectionis thus often called "herpes simplex labialis".
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Persistent infections were usually attributable to one strain, while recurrent infections could be caused by different strains.
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In contrast, carditis tended to get worst or remained unchanged in the group with recurrent infections and chronic carditis.
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The recurrence rates should be considered as minimum estimates since not all infants with recurrent infections would be identified by the reference centre.
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The recurrent infections of the respiratory tract were probably related to the sequestered lower lobe of the right lung.
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The cause of recurrent infections is unknown.
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Sometimes wisdom teeth are impacted (stuck and unable to grow normally into the mouth) and may cause recurrent infections of the gum (pericoronitis).
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