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Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D000088562
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D000088562
Preferred Name

Persistent Infection

Definitions
Infection which lasts for a long period with continuous display of clinical features. Persistent infection arises due to inability of host cells to clear primary infections completely. When persistent infections are cleared so that infection symptoms are under control they are often referred to as chronic infections. LATENT INFECTIONS are infections in which manifestation of clinical symptoms appear later.
Synonyms
Infection, Chronic
Infection, Long Term
Persistent Infections
Chronic Infection
Infection, Persistent
Long Term Infections
Long Term Infection
Chronic Infections
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