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PRIMO-INFECTION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-08-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Human Diseases
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- primary infection
1, record 1, English, primary%20infection
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The initial introduction of an infectious organism into the body. 2, record 1, English, - primary%20infection
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Maladies humaines
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- infection primaire
1, record 1, French, infection%20primaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- primo-infection 2, record 1, French, primo%2Dinfection
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Envahissement, pour la première fois, de l'organisme par un agent infectieux. 3, record 1, French, - infection%20primaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Primo infection : Ce terme s'employait surtout pour la primo-infection tuberculeuse. Aujourd'hui, il désigne souvent la période d'invasion de l'organisme par le VIH accompagnée de l'apparition progressive des anticorps (séroconversion). 4, record 1, French, - infection%20primaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
primo-infection par le VIH. 5, record 1, French, - infection%20primaire
Record 1, Key term(s)
- primo infection
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades humanas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- infección primaria
1, record 1, Spanish, infecci%C3%B3n%20primaria
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- primoinfección 2, record 1, Spanish, primoinfecci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Primera] infección que se produce por un agente patógeno una vez pasado el período de incubación. 3, record 1, Spanish, - infecci%C3%B3n%20primaria
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Síndrome de primoinfección. 4, record 1, Spanish, - infecci%C3%B3n%20primaria
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