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METASTATIC INFECTION [1 record]

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Record 1 1992-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases
  • Epidemiology
DEF

An infection which is transferred from its original site in the body to another part or parts of the organism by means of a pathogen in the blood or lymph.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
  • Épidémiologie
DEF

Infection disséminée par voie sanguine ou lymphatique à partir d'un foyer primitif.

OBS

D'après "abcès métastatique" : abcès dû à une embolie septique, partie d'un foyer infectieux plus ou moins éloigné.

Spanish

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