autoinfection
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au·to·in·fec·tion
(aw'tō-in-fek'shŭn),1. Reinfection by microbes or parasitic organisms that have already passed through an infective cycle.
2. Self-infection by direct contagion, as with pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis) eggs passed in the infectious state and transmitted by fingernails (anal-oral route).
Synonym(s): autoreinfection, self-infection
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autoinfection
(ô′tō-ĭn-fĕk′shən)n.
Infection, such as recurrent boils, caused by bacteria, viruses, or parasites that persist on or in the body.
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au·to·in·fec·tion
(aw'tō-in-fek'shŭn)1. Reinfection by microbes or parasitic organisms on or within the body that have already passed through an infective cycle, such as a succession of boils, or a new infective cycle with production of a new generation of larvae and adults.
2. Self-infection by direct contagion as with parasite eggs passed in the infectious state transmitted by fingernails (anal-oral route).
Synonym(s): autoreinfection.
Synonym(s): autoreinfection.
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autoinfection
Infection with bacteria or viruses surviving on or in the body, or transferred from one part of the body to another.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
Autoinfection
An infection caused by a disease agent that is already present in the body.
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au·to·in·fec·tion
(aw'tō-in-fek'shŭn)Reinfection by microbes or parasitic organisms that have already passed through an infective cycle.
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