Chronic infection refers to the presence of a protracted or persistent infection by a pathogen. It may be related to an underlying abnormality of the immune system that is not able to clear the infection.
Most common diseases
Bronchitis
Protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB) is a disease caused by the chronic infection of the conducting airways. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Professor Mark L Everard, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sheffield Children's Hospital, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TH, UK; m.l.everard{at}sheffield.ac.uk Abstract Chronic [dx.doi.org]
Chronic cough is common in the paediatric population, yet the true prevalence of this condition remains difficult to define. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Sinusitis
The patient presented with intermittent horizontal diplopia following an acute on chronic infective sinusitis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Radical removal of all dead and infected tissue is necessary. The chronic infection requires surgery as well. [upmc.com]
There are two primary types of invasive fungal sinus infections, acute and chronic. [upmc.com]
Chronic Sinusitis
Chronic sinusitis should be considered a chronic inflammatory condition rather than bacterial infection, so routine antibiotic therapy should be avoided. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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CMV can manifest as primary, latent or chronic persistent infection, most commonly appearing as retinitis, encephalitis or gastrointestinal disease. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Toxoplasmosis
Chronic Toxoplasma infection alters exploratory locomotion To determine whether there were general alterations in exploratory behavior in chronically infected animals (9 weeks [doi.org]
Chronic infection model. [jac.oxfordjournals.org]
In the intermediate host, infection will persist in a chronic, latent state. [doi.org]
Acute Bronchitis
Protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB) is a disease caused by the chronic infection of the conducting airways. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Professor Mark L Everard, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sheffield Children's Hospital, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TH, UK; m.l.everard{at}sheffield.ac.uk Abstract Chronic [doi.org]
Chronic cough is common in the paediatric population, yet the true prevalence of this condition remains difficult to define. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Hepatitis
[…] of serologic testing for chronic HBV infection. [cdc.gov]
[…] year of life develop chronic infections; 30–50%% of children infected before the age of 6 years develop chronic infections. [web.archive.org]
[…] partners of chronically infected persons ( 70--77 ). [cdc.gov]
Chronic Otitis Media
With chronic infection and as the cholesteatoma grows, it can cause chronic ear discharge, hearing loss, facial paralysis and even meningitis and brain abscess. [singhealth.com.sg]
MATERIAL AND METHODS: The prospective analysis involves the patients operated on middle ear due to chronic infection in the Department of Otolaryngology at the Jagiellonian [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Chronic suppurative otitis media is one of the most common chronic infections in children worldwide. Symptoms include otorrhea, otalgia and hearing loss. [clinicaltrials.gov]
Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy Type 6
infections, disruptions of the autonomic nervous system (which regulates body temperature and sweating), and many more. [gofundme.com]
Patients also may experience movement and balance problems, growth or nutrition issues and, chronic infections. [dravetsyndromenews.com]
Conditions Associated With Dravet Syndrome Several other health conditions have been linked with Dravet syndrome, including: Chronic infection Delayed growth Delayed language [citiva.com]
Chronic Laryngitis
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The importance of bacterial biofilm in the human body, both when associated in chronic infections and as the default mode of microbial growth in the normal [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
[…] isbn {978-953-96567-9-3}, title {Presence of Helicobacter pylori infection in chronic laryngitis and laryngeal carcinoma}, keyword {Helicobacter pylori, infection, chronic [bib.irb.hr]
infections of the upper respiratory tract such as chronic rhinosinusitis,3 chronic tonsillitis4 and chronically infected adenoid tissue.5 Typically, biofilm-related infections [jamanetwork.com]
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
chronic infection. [mgen.microbiologyresearch.org]
CF lung infections. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
The most common and important CF pathogen is P. aeruginosa, which causes chronic pulmonary infections. [doi.org]