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Preferred term

Persistent Infection  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000088562

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