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- ...and this results in harm to the "host" organism. Organisms that can cause infection include [[bacteria]], [[fungus|fungi]], [[virus]]es and [[parasite]]s. The ...ng "attacked" by an invading organism, because that is how we perceive the infection, especially when it causes us illness or pain<!--like whatever stinking low4 KB (595 words) - 14:12, 15 January 2013
- ...tive microorganisms."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> A variety of specialties work in infection control programs, including [[infectious disease]] physicians, [[nursing]], ...l infection) such as [[ventilator-associated pneumonia]], [[surgical wound infection|surgical site infections]], and infections of [[indwelling catheter]]s, suc4 KB (509 words) - 13:22, 2 February 2023
- #REDIRECT [[Cross infection]]29 bytes (3 words) - 09:02, 10 October 2008
- #REDIRECT [[Cross infection]]29 bytes (3 words) - 09:09, 10 October 2008
- ...called a '''hospital infection''' or a '''nosocomial infection''', is "any infection which a patient contracts in a health-care institution."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> Examples include [[ventilator-associated pneumonia]], [[surgical wound infection|surgical site infections]], infections associated with [[indwelling cathete10 KB (1,256 words) - 19:27, 19 May 2010
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- Name = Respiratory tract infection | In [[medicine]], '''respiratory tract infections''' include any infection of the respiratory tract. Examples include the [[common cold]], [[pharyngit6 KB (776 words) - 14:13, 2 February 2023
- ...l incision.<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> The term assumes that no clinically evident infection was at the site prior to the procedure. | title = Surgical Site Infection Prevention: The Importance of Operative Duration and Blood Transfusion—Re4 KB (471 words) - 23:02, 26 August 2010
- ...l |author=Abarbanel J, Engelstein D, Lask D, Livne PM |title=Urinary tract infection in men younger than 45 years of age: is there a need for urologic investiga ..., Saint S |title=Does this woman have an acute uncomplicated urinary tract infection? |journal=JAMA |volume=287 |issue=20 |pages=2701–10 |year=2002 |pmid=12028 KB (1,141 words) - 11:40, 7 July 2011
- Auto-populated based on [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Infection]]. Needs checking by a human.1 KB (130 words) - 17:26, 11 January 2010
- Any infection which a patient contracts in a health-care institution.<noinclude>{{DefMeSH139 bytes (16 words) - 17:08, 14 May 2010
- Illnesses caused by an acute infection which involves the upper respiratory tract: nose, sinuses, pharynx or laryn153 bytes (20 words) - 10:40, 8 September 2009
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- Auto-populated based on [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Infection control]]. Needs checking by a human. {{r|Cross infection}}617 bytes (81 words) - 17:26, 11 January 2010
- {{r|surgical wound infection}}972 bytes (149 words) - 09:20, 10 October 2008
- Auto-populated based on [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Surgical wound infection]]. Needs checking by a human. {{r|Cross infection}}489 bytes (63 words) - 20:43, 11 January 2010
- Auto-populated based on [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Urinary tract infection]]. Needs checking by a human.923 bytes (113 words) - 21:25, 11 January 2010
- Auto-populated based on [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Respiratory tract infection]]. Needs checking by a human.630 bytes (82 words) - 20:00, 11 January 2010
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- ...lammation of the paranasal sinuses, which may or may not be as a result of infection, from bacterial, fungal, viral, allergic or autoimmune issues.200 bytes (29 words) - 11:28, 8 September 2009
- *[[Candidiasis]] (''Candida'', ''Yeast infection'') - a [[fungal]] [[infection]]227 bytes (28 words) - 12:50, 31 May 2009
- {{r|Nosocomial infection}} {{r|Infection control}}528 bytes (59 words) - 09:26, 10 November 2008
- {{r|Proteus penneri}} A [[Proteus]] species associated with hospital-acquired infection ===Infection treatment===797 bytes (95 words) - 18:03, 1 December 2010
- Auto-populated based on [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Surgical wound infection]]. Needs checking by a human. {{r|Cross infection}}489 bytes (63 words) - 20:43, 11 January 2010
- Auto-populated based on [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Infection control]]. Needs checking by a human. {{r|Cross infection}}617 bytes (81 words) - 17:26, 11 January 2010
- #REDIRECT [[Cross infection]]29 bytes (3 words) - 09:02, 10 October 2008
- #REDIRECT [[Cross infection]]29 bytes (3 words) - 09:09, 10 October 2008
- #REDIRECT [[Respiratory tract infection]]41 bytes (4 words) - 13:02, 4 November 2008
- #REDIRECT [[Urinary tract infection]]37 bytes (4 words) - 11:37, 29 September 2008
- #REDIRECT [[Urinary tract infection]]37 bytes (4 words) - 11:38, 29 September 2008
- Contagious viral upper respiratory tract infection.88 bytes (9 words) - 06:31, 7 September 2009
- ...n are not aware of their infection because they do not have symptoms. The infection is easily cured if diagnosed, but many infections remain untreated and lead972 bytes (132 words) - 17:45, 9 June 2009
- Reaction of immune cells to an infection.77 bytes (10 words) - 10:38, 5 June 2008
- Inflammation of the urinary bladder, often resulting from a bacterial [[infection]].120 bytes (14 words) - 14:51, 8 March 2009
- A [[protease inhibitor]] [[antiviral]] medication used to treat [[HIV]] infection.118 bytes (13 words) - 13:20, 1 July 2008
- Approved for uncomplicated ''P. falciparum'' infection, a fixed-combination [[antimalarial]]128 bytes (12 words) - 15:17, 27 May 2010
- [[Guanine]] analog and [[antiviral]] drug used to treat hepatitis B infection.114 bytes (14 words) - 02:53, 4 July 2008
- '''Encephalitis''' is "inflammation of the [[brain]] due to infection, autoimmune processes, toxins, and other conditions. Viral infections (see In England, 40% of cases are due to [[infection]]s.<ref name="Granerod">Granerod J et al. Causes of encephalitis and differ1 KB (128 words) - 08:35, 9 November 2010
- [[Inflammation]] of the [[brain]] due to [[infection]], autoimmune processes, [[toxin]]s, and other conditions.147 bytes (17 words) - 13:03, 29 November 2008
- An antiretroviral drug from the protease inhibitor class used to treat HIV infection and AIDS.131 bytes (18 words) - 02:30, 30 April 2009
- An [[antibiotic]] used to treat [[urinary tract infection]]s caused by many [[aerobic]], [[Gram-negative bacteria]].152 bytes (18 words) - 02:11, 4 July 2008
- '''Pelvic inflammatory disease''' (PID) is an infection of the female reproductive organs that causes inflammation in the adjacent ...cure may also obtainable with antibiotic treatment, but scarring from the infection commonly causes tubal obstruction and is a major female factor in infertili2 KB (261 words) - 16:58, 11 April 2009
- ...diction rule for predicting mortality in community-acquired pneumonia, and infection of any site.146 bytes (17 words) - 07:50, 7 September 2009
- [[Anemia]] associated with chronic illness such as chronic infection, immune activation, or malignancy.139 bytes (16 words) - 10:08, 21 June 2009
- ...the bacteria, that individual is likely to harm others by perpetuating the infection in sexual contacts. ...e can then give to others during sexual intercourse. Second, flares of the infection in his own body are possible.2 KB (310 words) - 13:19, 2 February 2023
- Illnesses caused by an acute infection which involves the upper respiratory tract: nose, sinuses, pharynx or laryn153 bytes (20 words) - 10:40, 8 September 2009
- <noinclude>{{Subpages}}</noinclude>A primarily oral infection, which can become chronic, caused by a [[human herpesvirus]]122 bytes (16 words) - 23:40, 1 November 2010
- Any infection which a patient contracts in a health-care institution.<noinclude>{{DefMeSH139 bytes (16 words) - 17:08, 14 May 2010
- Inflammation of brain parenchymal tissue as a result of viral infection.109 bytes (14 words) - 22:50, 8 September 2009
- [[Antibiotic]] for treating [[urinary tract infection]]s, skin infections, [[pharyngitis]], and [[tonsillitis]].148 bytes (15 words) - 01:51, 4 July 2008
- ...formed by the fusion of several distinct cells, usually in response to an infection or foreign body.157 bytes (22 words) - 09:33, 7 September 2009
- ...tissues, organs, or circumscribed spaces, usually associated with signs of infection.<noinclude>{{DefMeSH}}</noinclude>192 bytes (22 words) - 17:02, 14 May 2010
- Emerging infection transmitted by the bite of ticks carrying the spirochete bacterium ''Borrel148 bytes (17 words) - 20:43, 7 September 2009
- {{r|Infection}} {{r|Urinary tract infection}}628 bytes (78 words) - 15:48, 11 January 2010
- {{r|Respiratory tract infection}} {{r|Urinary tract infection}}620 bytes (78 words) - 19:29, 11 January 2010
- ...a form of interstitial pneumonia, but may be associated with toxic fumes, infection, and connective tissue disease.180 bytes (23 words) - 05:03, 7 September 2009
- ...on caused by decreased tissue perfusion and oxygen delivery as a result of infection and sepsis.156 bytes (21 words) - 11:19, 8 September 2009
- Autoimmune condition that develops in response to an infection in another part of the body, usually caused by invasive bacteria.165 bytes (23 words) - 10:26, 8 September 2009
- ...of pyuria and clinical characteristics with the presence of urinary tract infection among patients with acute nephrolithiasis. | journal=Ann Emerg Med | year=869 bytes (114 words) - 00:16, 18 November 2013
- A collection of [[symptom]]s and [[sign]]s caused when an infection with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus ([[HIV]]) changes from simple presenc199 bytes (28 words) - 22:00, 28 August 2008
- ...arenchymal cells of the liver, usually caused either by a viral hepatitide infection (hepatitis B or C) or cirrhosis.178 bytes (25 words) - 10:23, 7 September 2009
- Painful urination, often associated with [[urinary tract infection|infections of the lower urinary tract]], [[urethritis]] and [[vaginitis]].178 bytes (20 words) - 15:19, 30 November 2008
- ...n pioneer of antisepsis in obstetrics, and demonstrated that many cases of infection could be prevented.185 bytes (22 words) - 11:17, 8 September 2009
- {{r|Infection}} {{r|Respiratory tract infection}}787 bytes (99 words) - 15:34, 11 January 2010
- ...he treatment and prophylaxis of both Influenzavirus A and Influenzavirus B infection.157 bytes (22 words) - 02:53, 30 April 2009
- An acute viral infection in humans involving the respiratory tract; the viruses are discussed in sep150 bytes (20 words) - 18:57, 22 May 2009
- Superficial infection of the moist cutaneous areas of the body and is generally caused by ''Candi148 bytes (20 words) - 05:30, 7 September 2009
- ...and upper urinary tract that usually results from noncontagious bacterial infection of the bladder (cystitis).177 bytes (23 words) - 18:30, 30 September 2009
- ..., inflammatory arthritis developing secondary to a primary extra-articular infection, most typically of the gastrointestinal tract or [[urogenital system]]. The ...inflammation must be treated, a careful search must be made for remaining infection, and, if any is found, treated.1 KB (167 words) - 09:43, 22 September 2010
- A fulminating, rapidly progressive, extremely destructive bacterial infection of the deep layers of the skin and [[fascia]], often associated with ''[[St213 bytes (27 words) - 02:25, 7 March 2009
- Highly contagious infection of the respiratory system, and maculopapular skin rash, caused by a paramyx178 bytes (22 words) - 22:50, 5 September 2009
- ...esophagus to rectum. Causes of gastroenteritis are many including genetic, infection, hypersensitivity, drug effects, and cancer.228 bytes (28 words) - 22:30, 17 February 2009
- ==Staphylococcal and streptococcal infection==1 KB (166 words) - 21:39, 13 June 2010
- Inflammation of the middle ear, occurring commonly in children as a result of infection and often causing pain and temporary hearing loss.175 bytes (25 words) - 10:08, 30 September 2009
- Human viral infection epidemic in Japan, transmitted by the common house mosquito (''Culex pipien193 bytes (25 words) - 20:52, 5 September 2009
- Disease caused by infection with the rickettsia ''Coxiella burnetii'', a bacterium that affects both hu214 bytes (29 words) - 06:57, 6 September 2009
- ...particular the bubonic plague and the black plague, both forms of the same infection, caused by bacterium ''Yersinia pestis''.207 bytes (27 words) - 09:23, 8 September 2009
- ...granulomas. Pulmonary involvement is frequent. Asthma or other respiratory infection may precede evidence of vasculitis. Eosinophilia and lung involvement diffe319 bytes (35 words) - 21:32, 4 August 2010
- ...place; they frequently swell (i.e., [[lymphadenitis]]) in the presence of infection232 bytes (30 words) - 14:26, 3 August 2010
- ...t is transmitted from bats and is zoonotic causing a highly fatal but rare infection in humans.203 bytes (29 words) - 18:49, 5 September 2009
- An acute bacterial infection, caused by ''[[Streptococcus pyogenes]]'', usually presenting as a sudden s214 bytes (33 words) - 14:30, 22 October 2008
- Viral infection of the skin or occasionally of the mucous membranes, characterized by one o198 bytes (26 words) - 02:29, 6 September 2009
- ...leukopenia, the less defense the body has against infection. Overwhelming infection can itself cause leukopenia, but it is not the only cause. Exposure to [[io931 bytes (139 words) - 14:55, 6 August 2010
- ...leus; bands entering the circulation are often indicative of a response to infection; this condition may be called a "left shift"243 bytes (36 words) - 10:53, 1 August 2010
- An infection of the female reproductive organs that causes inflammation in the adjacent157 bytes (22 words) - 19:54, 1 June 2008
- A self-limited, acute infection of the liver caused by an RNA virus, having symptoms similar to those of he206 bytes (31 words) - 08:56, 30 September 2009
- ...ularly the deep subcutaneous tissues, and sometimes muscle, usually due to infection and associated with redness, pain, swelling and warmth to the touch251 bytes (33 words) - 12:48, 16 February 2009
- ...mptom]] of "painful urination. It is often associated with [[urinary tract infection|infections of the lower urinary tract]]."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> Dysuria may al ..., Saint S |title=Does this woman have an acute uncomplicated urinary tract infection? |journal=JAMA |volume=287 |issue=20 |pages=2701–10 |year=2002 |pmid=12021 KB (192 words) - 11:50, 8 September 2008
- ...ative agent of trichomoniasis, and is the most common pathogenic protozoan infection of humans in industrialized countries.221 bytes (27 words) - 10:51, 6 September 2009
- ...h a communicable disease, to avoid contracting the disease by contagion or infection.<noinclude>{{DefMeSH}}</noinclude>284 bytes (37 words) - 17:04, 14 May 2010
- ...eutical company over the 1980s 'tainted blood scandal' that led to his HIV infection (born 1976).295 bytes (38 words) - 01:13, 17 March 2009
- A systemic inflammatory response caused by an infection, which can be an immune response to the foreign organisms or a direct respo189 bytes (28 words) - 17:40, 31 May 2009
- A fulminating bacterial infection, popularly called "flesh eating bacteria", of the deep layers of the skin a233 bytes (34 words) - 13:39, 8 April 2009
- ...tive microorganisms."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> A variety of specialties work in infection control programs, including [[infectious disease]] physicians, [[nursing]], ...l infection) such as [[ventilator-associated pneumonia]], [[surgical wound infection|surgical site infections]], and infections of [[indwelling catheter]]s, suc4 KB (509 words) - 13:22, 2 February 2023
- ...ing the areas from which infected lymph drains, helps locate the source of infection.1 KB (161 words) - 19:15, 30 January 2011
- It may be used to treat diarrhea caused by [[clostridium difficile]] infection as well as [[Pseudomembranous enterocolitis]]. ...an Y et al.| title=Fidaxomicin versus vancomycin for Clostridium difficile infection. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 2011 | volume= 364 | issue= 5 | pages= 422-2 KB (243 words) - 13:18, 2 February 2023
- {{r|Cross infection}} {{r|Surgical wound infection}}980 bytes (149 words) - 09:33, 10 October 2008
- An acute systemic, febrile infection caused by ''[[Salmonella typhi]]'', a serotype of ''[[Salmonella enterica|S261 bytes (34 words) - 14:07, 23 October 2008
- ...ush Aphthae Candida albicans. PHIL 1217 lores.jpg|right|250px|Thrush yeast infection in the mouth.}} ...the fungus has invaded the respiratory system producing a bronchopulmonary infection, which can lead to damaging of the heart.2 KB (369 words) - 11:14, 6 August 2009
- '''Scrofula''' is an [[infection]] of the [[lymph node|lymph nodes]] with the [[pathogen]] of [[tuberculosis212 bytes (29 words) - 17:43, 7 March 2009
- ...ninfectious insults such as [[trauma]]; [[burn]]s; or [[pancreatitis]]. If infection is involved, a patient with SIRS is said to have [[sepsis]]."<ref name="SIR1 KB (168 words) - 19:02, 30 September 2009
- | publisher = Hospital Epidemiology/Infection Control, Johns Hopkins Medicine ==Nosocomial infection==3 KB (412 words) - 09:42, 9 March 2024
- Disease that results from infection with SARS-CoV-2, a coronavirus that apparently first infected human populat404 bytes (57 words) - 13:15, 13 January 2021
- ...resistant ''[[Staphylococcus aureus]]''; long has been a hospital-acquired infection but is now also community-acquired; additional resistance (e.g., to [[vanco352 bytes (47 words) - 11:46, 27 August 2010
- * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protozoan_infection Protozoan infection], parasitic infections as described on Wikipedia315 bytes (44 words) - 11:17, 13 December 2022
- ...plant recipients, [[chronic lymphocytic leukemia]]; [[Kawasaki syndrome]], infection in neonates, and [[idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura]] (''[[Medical Subje529 bytes (57 words) - 16:05, 31 January 2010
- *Complicated Skin and Skin Structure Infection *Complicated Skin and Skin Structure ''[[E. coli]]'' Infection3 KB (434 words) - 12:56, 23 May 2010
- *Infection ==Infection-induced aplastic anemia==2 KB (280 words) - 23:21, 10 June 2010
- ...supply also can be unpredictable. An alternative, [[Dextran 70]], has no infection risk, but has its own problems of antigenicity. [[Hetastarch]] is considera1 KB (164 words) - 23:23, 9 February 2011
- ...and legal events from the 1980s to the 1990s in Japan, resulting from the infection of up to 2,000 hameophilia patients with HIV, due to the use of non-heat-tr373 bytes (52 words) - 01:36, 17 March 2009
- ...of the individual to foreign substances and protection from the resultant infection or disorder; may be a subspecialty of [[internal medicine]] or [[pediatrics437 bytes (56 words) - 02:00, 25 June 2010
- ...es' Disease''' is an "acute, sometimes fatal, [[pneumonia]]-like bacterial infection characterized by high [[fever]], malaise, muscle aches, respiratory disorde437 bytes (53 words) - 02:21, 7 October 2013
- ...] (fluid), or OME, fluid and mucus remain trapped within the ear after the infection is over, making it more difficult for the ear to fight off new infections.1 KB (210 words) - 08:51, 4 February 2011
- {{r|Infection}}305 bytes (37 words) - 05:30, 26 January 2010
- ...matter, but often with the implication that it is unwanted, or that some [[infection]] is present.426 bytes (59 words) - 17:48, 8 September 2020
- In the broadest sense, a '''urinary tract infection''' manifests itself as the inflammatory response of the [[epithelial cell]]415 bytes (60 words) - 06:52, 2 December 2010
- {{r|Infection}}403 bytes (48 words) - 12:59, 16 February 2009
- ...esophagus to rectum. Causes of gastroenteritis are many including genetic, infection, hypersensitivity, drug effects, and cancer."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref>602 bytes (57 words) - 02:54, 7 October 2013
- {{r|Opportunistic infection}}460 bytes (52 words) - 13:57, 16 October 2008