| FI | fasciculus intrafascicularis; fever caused by infection; fibrinogen; fixed interval; flame ionizatio... |
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| GII | gastrointestinal infection |
| HOI | hospital onset of infection |
| IAHS | infection-associated hemophagocytic syndrome; International Association of Hospital Security |
| IAI | intra-abdominal infection |
| lysogenic infection | An infective process characterised by the incorporation of the DNA of the infecting phage into the host cell chromosome. Once incorporated, the phage DNA replicates along with the host DNA. The incorporated phage DNA is relatively inactive, thus permitting the host cell to continue fairly normal life processes. (14 Nov 1997) |
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| lytic infection | The normal cycle of infection of a cell by a virus or bacteriophage, in which mature virus or phage particles are produced and the cell is then lysed. (18 Nov 1997) |