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chemoprophylaxis
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chemoprophylaxis /che·mo·pro·phy·lax·is/ (-pro″fĭ-lak´sis) prevention of disease by means of a chemotherapeutic agent.
che·mo·pro·phy·lax·is (km-prf-lkss)
n.
Disease prevention by use of chemicals or drugs.
chemo·prophy·lactic (-lktk) n. & adj.
chemoprophylaxis
[-prō′filak′sis]
Etymology: Gk, chemeia + prophylax, advance guard
administration of a medicine or chemical agent with the purpose of disease prevention, such as the use of antimicrobial drugs to prevent the acquisition of pathogens in an endemic area or to prevent their spread from one body area to another.
chemoprophylaxis
prevention of disease by chemical means.
chemoprophylaxis
The use of a chemical, usually a therapeutic, to prevent the occurrence of a disease, usually infectious–eg, malaria or TB. Cf Chemoprevention.


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In univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis, we determined the effect of age, sex, chemoprophylaxis, chemoprophylactic regimen, compliance for chemoprophylactic regimen, exposure prophylaxis, country of infection, and year of reporting on the outcome.
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