Concept information
Preferred term
Persistent Infection
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Infection, Long Term
- Long Term Infection
- Long Term Infections
Note
- coordinate with specific infection
Scope note
- Infection which lasts for a long period with continuous display of clinical features. Persistent infection arises due to inability of host cells to clear primary infections completely. When persistent infections are cleared so that infection symptoms are under control they are often referred to as chronic infections. LATENT INFECTIONS are infections in which manifestation of clinical symptoms appear later.
History note
- 2022
In other languages
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Finnish
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hellittämätön infektio
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jatkuva infektio
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krooninen infektio
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pysyvä infektio
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Swedish
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Kronisk infektion
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Långvarig infektion
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Persistent infektion
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000088562
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