focal infection

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focal infection

A bacterial infection localized in a specific part of the body, such as the tonsils, that may spread to another part of the body.

focal infection,

n the site or origin of an infectious process. Endodontically treated teeth have frequently been accused of being the source of septicemias, often without justification. See also infection, focal.

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metastasis			Focal Infection - Starts in the Mouth and Migrates Where Lyme and other chronic diseases are concerned, the big enemy is root canals. Ground zero for Lyme is the mouth by Budinger, Mary / Townsend Letter Mizutani H, Ohmoto Y, Mizutani T et al: Role of increased production of monocytes TNF-alpha, IL-1beta and IL-6 in psoriasis: relation to focal infection, disease activity and responses to treatments. Investigation of serum leptin levels in psoriatic ... by Gonul, Turkan; Basak, Pinar Yuksel; Kara, Yusuf; Akkaya, Vahide Baysal; Vural, Huseyin / Archives of the Turkish Dermatology and Venerology 6 Clinical form Maternal/neonatal 67 64 44 55 Not maternal/neonatal 202 199 144 165 Bacteriema 122 110 85 89 Central nervous system infection 65 73 51 67 Focal infection 15 16 8 9 Characteristic 2003 2004 2005 2006 No. Increasing incidence of listeriosis in France and other European ... by Goulet, Veronique; Hedberg, Craig; Le Monnier, Alban; de Valk, Henriette / Emerging Infectious Diseases			FNA FNH FNP fo-ti foal foaling foam foam bath foam cell foam dressing foam stability index foam test Foamy Appearance foamy virus FOBT focal focal amyloidosis focal depth focal dermal hypoplasia focal distance focal emphysema focal epilepsy focal glomerular sclerosis focal glomerulonephritis focal illumination focal infection focal length focal lesion focal necrosis focal plane focal point focal reaction focal segmental glomerulosclerosis focal seizure focal seizure disorder focal spot Focal Suicide focal symptom focal zone focal-film distance foci focimeter FOCMA focus focus group focused activity focused grid focusing fodder foe- Foeniculum vulgare			focal disease focal distance focal distance focal distance focal distance focal distance Focal distance of a telescope Focal distance, or length, of a lens or mirror focal emphysema Focal Encyclopedia of Electronic Media focal epilepsy focal epilepsy focal epilepsy focal epilepsy Focal Epithelial Hyperplasia Focal Facial Dermal Dysplasia Focal Fatty Infiltration of the Liver Focal Fatty Liver Change focal fibrous hyperplasia focal fibrous hyperplasia focal fibrous hyperplasia focal glomerular sclerosis focal glomerular sclerosis focal glomerular sclerosis Focal Glomerular Sclerotic Lesions focal glomerulonephritis Focal Glomerulosclerosis Focal Hand Dystonia Focal Hepatocellular Necrosis and/or Portal Lymphocytic Infiltration focal illumination focal infection Focal Infection Theory Focal Inpatient Treatment Planning Focal Institute for Scottish Health Informatics Focal Interictal Epileptiform Activity Focal Interictal Epileptiform Discharges focal interval focal interval focal keratosis focal keratosis focal keratosis Focal Legnth Focal Legnth Focal Legnth focal length focal length focal length focal length focal length Focal length multiplier Focal Length to Diameter Ratio focal lengths focal lengths focal lengths focal lesion focal line focal line focal line focal line focal lines focal liver disease

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