| Descriptor English: | Infections | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Infecciones
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Infecções | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Infections | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Infection Infection and Infestation Infections and Infestations Infestation and Infection Infestations and Infections |
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| Tree number(s): |
C01 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007239 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Invasion of the host organism by microorganisms or their toxins or by parasites that can cause pathological conditions or diseases. |
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| Annotation: | general only; prefer specifics; /prev = INFECTION CONTROL but see note there |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy TM transmission UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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| Entry Combination: |
prevention & control:Infection Control
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| Public MeSH Note: | 2020; see Infection 1963-2019; /prevention & control was INFECTION/prevention & control 1966-91 |
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| Online Note: | use INFECTION CONTROL to search INFECTION/prevention & control 1966-91 |
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| History Note: | 2020; was Infection 1963-2019; /prevention & control was INFECTION/prevention & control 1966-91 |
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| Related: |
Anti-Infective Agents
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| DeCS ID: | 7414 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D007239 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1960/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2019/10/15 |
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Infections [C01]Infections
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Infections
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| Concept UI |
M0011294 |
| Scope note | Invasion of the host organism by microorganisms or their toxins or by parasites that can cause pathological conditions or diseases. |
| Preferred term | Infections |
| Entry term(s) |
Infection Infection and Infestation Infections and Infestations Infestation and Infection Infestations and Infections |
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