Endogenous infection

In medicine, an endogenous infection is a disease arising from an infectious agent already present in the body but previously asymptomatic.[1][2][3]

References

  1. Hendrik K.F.van Saene; C.P. Stoutenbeek; Peter Lawin; I.McA. Ledingham (6 December 2012). Infection Control in Intensive Care Units by Selective Decontamination: The Use of Oral Non-Absorbable and Parenteral Agents. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 143–4. ISBN 978-3-642-83752-4.
  2. H.K.F. van Saene; G. Sganga; L. Silvestri (6 December 2012). Infection in the Critically Ill: an Ongoing Challenge. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 64. ISBN 978-88-470-2242-3.
  3. Laura Ester Ziady; Nico Small (December 2005). Prevent and Control Infection: Application Made Easy. Juta and Company Ltd. pp. 13–15. ISBN 978-0-7021-6790-4.


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