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Focal Infection

Known as: localized infection, Focal Infections, Infection, Focal 
An infection at a specific location that may spread to another region of the body.
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Review
2009
Review
2009
Fungal rhinosinusitis
Fungal (rhino‐) sinusitis encompasses a wide spectrum of immune and pathological responses, including invasive, chronic… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Dendritic Cell-Induced Memory T Cell Activation in Nonlymphoid Tissues
Secondary lymphoid organs are dominant sites of T cell activation, although many T cells are subsequently retained within… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Clinical value of FDG PET in patients with fever of unknown origin and patients suspected of focal infection or inflammation
Fever of unknown origin (FUO) and suspected focal infection or inflammation are challenging medical problems. The aim of this… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Comparison of procalcitonin and C-reactive protein as markers of sepsis.
OBJECTIVE To compare the clinical informative value of procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) plasma concentrations in… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Outcome of Early Lyme Disease in Patients with Microbiologically Confirmed Erythema Migrans
Context Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease in the United States. The traditional clinical presentation, an… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Prospective case-control study of encephalopathy in children with dengue hemorrhagic fever.
We present a prospective case-control study of 27 serologically confirmed dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) patients with severe… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Pitfalls in oncologic diagnosis with FDG PET imaging: physiologic and benign variants.
A rapidly emerging clinical application of positron emission tomography (PET) is the detection and staging of cancer with the… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Interactive role of infection, inflammation and traditional risk factors in atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease.
Review
1987
Review
1987
Extra‐Intestinal Manifestations of Salmonella Infections
While salmonellosis is often considered to affect primarily the gastrointestinal tract, infection at other sites may occur… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Maternal cytomegalovirus excretion and perinatal infection.
Abstract A prospective study of pregnant women revealed cytomegalovirus excretion from urine or cervix in 12 per cent. Increasing… 
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