"Focal Infection" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An infection at a specific location that may spread to another region of the body.
| Descriptor ID |
D005490
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.392
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| Concept/Terms |
Focal Infection- Focal Infection
- Focal Infections
- Infection, Focal
- Infections, Focal
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Focal Infection" by people in Profiles.
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Khan EA, Correa AG, Baker CJ. Suppurative thrombophlebitis in children: a ten-year experience. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1997 Jan; 16(1):63-7.