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chemoprophylaxis /che·mo·pro·phy·lax·is/ (-pro?fi-lak´sis) prevention of disease by means of a chemotherapeutic agent.
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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Prevention strategies such as chemoprophylaxis are available for neonatal GBS but are difficult to apply in a resource-limited setting (4,5). Variability in the intradermal and in vitro lymphocyte responses to PPD patients receiving isoniazid chemoprophylaxis. acute otitis media: Chemoprophylaxis versus tympanostomy tubes. |
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