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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.
National Institutes of Health

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Communicable DiseasesInfectionUnspecified infectious and parasitic diseases
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Procalcitonin and C-reactive protein as markers of systemic inflammatory response syndrome severity in critically ill children
OBJECTIVES To analyse the clinical value of procalcitonin (PCT), C-reactive protein (CRP) and leucocyte count in the diagnosis of… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Postoperative esophageal leak management with the Polyflex esophageal stent.
Review
1998
Review
1998
Interactive role of infection, inflammation and traditional risk factors in atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease.
Review
1997
Review
1997
Deep Infections Caused by Scedosporium prolificans: A Report on 16 Cases in Spain and a Review of the Literature
Scedosporium prolificans, a mold morphologically similar to Scedosporium apiospermum, may cause asymptomatic colonization or… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Characteristics of the influenza virus-specific CD8+ T cell response in mice homozygous for disruption of the H-2lAb gene.
The development of influenza virus-specific CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocyte precursors (CTLp) is diminished in H-2b mice that are… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Recruitment and proliferation of CD8+ T cells in respiratory virus infections.
The dramatic increase in the cellularity of the mediastinal lymph nodes (MLN) of mice infected intranasally (i.n.) with influenza… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
The Long-Term Clinical Outcomes of Lyme Disease: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study
Lyme borreliosis is a tick-borne infection caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi [1-3]. The disease usually begins with… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
111In-labeled nonspecific immunoglobulin scanning in the detection of focal infection.
We performed radionuclide scanning after the intravenous injection of human IgG labeled with indium-111 in 128 patients with… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Diagnosing early Lyme disease.
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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