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autoinfection
au·to·in·fec·tion A0536000 (ô′tō-ĭn-fĕk′shən)n. Infection, such as recurrent boils, caused by bacteria, viruses, or parasites that persist on or in the body.autoinfection (ˌɔːtəʊɪnˈfɛkʃən) n (Pathology) infection by a pathogenic agent already within the body or infection transferred from one part of the body to anotherau•to•in•fec•tion (ˌɔ toʊ ɪnˈfɛk ʃən)
n. infection caused by a pathogen that is already in one's own body. [1900–05] Translationsautoinfection
autoinfection[¦ȯd·ō‚in′fek·shən] (medicine) Reinfection by an organism existing within the body or transferred from one part of the body to another. autoinfection
au·to·in·fec·tion (aw'tō-in-fek'shŭn), 1. Reinfection by microbes or parasitic organisms that have already passed through an infective cycle. 2. Self-infection by direct contagion, as with pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis) eggs passed in the infectious state and transmitted by fingernails (anal-oral route). Synonym(s): autoreinfection, self-infectionautoinfection (ô′tō-ĭn-fĕk′shən)n. Infection, such as recurrent boils, caused by bacteria, viruses, or parasites that persist on or in the body.au·to·in·fec·tion (aw'tō-in-fek'shŭn) 1. Reinfection by microbes or parasitic organisms on or within the body that have already passed through an infective cycle, such as a succession of boils, or a new infective cycle with production of a new generation of larvae and adults. 2. Self-infection by direct contagion as with parasite eggs passed in the infectious state transmitted by fingernails (anal-oral route).
Synonym(s): autoreinfection. autoinfection Infection with bacteria or viruses surviving on or in the body, or transferred from one part of the body to another.AutoinfectionAn infection caused by a disease agent that is already present in the body.Mentioned in: Threadworm Infectionau·to·in·fec·tion (aw'tō-in-fek'shŭn) Reinfection by microbes or parasitic organisms that have already passed through an infective cycle. |