| community-acquired infections | Any infection acquired in the community, that is, contrasted with those acquired in a health care facility (cross infection). An infection would be classified as community-acquired if the patient had not recently been in a health care facility or been in contact with someone who had been recently in a health care facility. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| pneumococcal infections | Infections with bacteria of the species streptococcus pneumoniae. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pneumocystis carinii infections | Infection with pneumocystis carinii, a fungus causing interstitial plasma cell pneumonia (pneumonia, pneumocystis carinii) and other infections in humans. Immunocompromised patients, especially those with aids, are particularly susceptible to these infections. Extrapulmonary sites are rare but seen occasionally. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pneumovirus infections | Infections with viruses of the genus pneumovirus, family paramyxoviridae. This includes respiratory syncytial virus infections, an important cause of respiratory disease in humans. (12 Dec 1998) |
| coronaviridae infections | Virus diseases caused by coronaviridae. (12 Dec 1998) |
| coronavirus infections | Virus diseases caused by the coronavirus genus. Some specifics include transmissible enteritis of turkeys (enteritis, transmissible, of turkeys), feline infectious peritonitis, and transmissible gastroenteritis of swine (gastroenteritis, transmissible, of swine). (12 Dec 1998) |
| mycoplasma infections | Infections with species of the genus mycoplasma. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mycoplasmatales infections | Infections with bacteria of the order mycoplasmatales. (12 Dec 1998) |
| corynebacterium infections | <microbiology> Infections with bacteria of the genus corynebacterium. (12 Dec 1998) |
| haemophilus infections | <microbiology> Infections with bacteria of the genus haemophilus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| poxviridae infections | Virus diseases caused by the poxviridae. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hantavirus infections | Infections with viruses of the genus hantavirus. This is associated with at least four clinical syndromes: haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome caused by viruses of the hantaan group; a milder form of hfrs caused by seoul and related viruses; nephropathia epidemica caused by puumala and related viruses; and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome caused by muerto canyon virus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cytomegalovirus infections | Infection with cytomegalovirus, characterised by enlarged cells bearing intranuclear inclusions. Infection may be in almost any organ, but the salivary glands are the most common site in children, as are the lungs in adults. (12 Dec 1998) |
| salmonella infections | Infections with bacteria of the genus salmonella. (12 Dec 1998) |
| salmonella infections, animal | Infections in animals with bacteria of the genus salmonella. (12 Dec 1998) |