Chronic Infection: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Chronic Infection

Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy Type 6

infections, disruptions of the autonomic nervous system (which regulates body temperature and sweating), and many more. [gofundme.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]

Patients also may experience movement and balance problems, growth or nutrition issues and, chronic infections. [dravetsyndromenews.com]

Sinusitis

The patient presented with intermittent horizontal diplopia following an acute on chronic infective sinusitis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Staphylococcal infection and toxin production in chronic rhinosinusitis. [medtronic.com]

Treatments for Chronic Sinus Infections Chronic sinusitis is less common but exhibits the same general symptoms as acute infections. [plushcare.com]

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]

Chronic Sinusitis

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Chronic sinusitis should be considered a chronic inflammatory condition rather than bacterial infection, so routine antibiotic therapy should be avoided. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

CMV can manifest as primary, latent or chronic persistent infection, most commonly appearing as retinitis, encephalitis or gastrointestinal disease. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Chronic Prostatitis

Chronic bacterial prostatitis (CBP) involves infection and inflammation of the prostate gland in men of all ages. [cochrane.org]

Chronic prostatitis is usually caused by a chronic bacterial infection of the prostate gland. [prostatitisradicalcure.com]

Chronic Infection with Bacteria: Enterobacteria, Chlamydia trachomatis, Ureaplasma urealyticum, ... [urology-textbook.com]

Chronic Otitis Media

Chronic ear infection is an ear infection that does not heal. A recurring ear infection can act like a chronic ear infection. [healthline.com]

Chronic ear infections develop from a long-lasting or recurrent acute ear infection. Preventing acute ear infections can help prevent chronic ear infection. [medicalnewstoday.com]

Middle ear infection - chronic; Otitis media - chronic; Chronic otitis media; Chronic ear infection Chole RA. Chronic otitis media, mastoiditis, and petrositis. [medlineplus.gov]

Hepatitis

[…] of serologic testing for chronic HBV infection. [web.archive.org]

[…] 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 ). [web.archive.org]

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]

Chronic Laryngitis

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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]

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]

Chronic Bronchitis

Therefore, the marked elevation of serum CA19-9 levels, in this case, may have resulted from the chronic bronchitis with fungal infection. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB) is a disease caused by the chronic infection of the conducting airways. [dx.doi.org]

[…] bronchitis with fungal infection (due to Histoplasma capsulatum or Penicillium marneffei) and organization. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Acute Prostatitis

[…] of the prostate) Category II – Chronic bacterial prostatitis (ie, recurrent urinary tract infection and/or chronic infection of the prostate) Category III – Chronic abacterial [emedicine.com]

Many reports have emphasized the serious nature of prostatitis, as it may cause acute urinary retention, potential progression to a chronic infection, but also systemic dissemination [symptoma.com]

[…] prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (ie, discomfort or pain in the pelvic region for at least 3 mo with variable voiding and sexual symptoms and/or no demonstrable infection [emedicine.com]

Viral Hepatitis

Recovery from an acute infection provides lifelong protection against a future exposure to HAV. There is no chronic infection associated with HAV. [hepb.org]

Chronic HBV infection can be classified into five phases: (I) HBeAg-positive chronic infection, (II) HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis, (III) HBeAg-negative chronic infection [easl.eu]

A chronic infection can occur in 90% of infants exposed to HBV, up to 50% of young children, and 10% of adults. [hepb.org]

Paronychia

Abstract Acute and chronic infections and inflammation adjacent to the fingernail, or paronychia, are common. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Steroids should not be used alone with a chronic infection. [byebyedoctor.com]

Chronic paronychia The underlying agent of infection in chronic paronychia is most commonly Candida yeast, but it can also be bacteria. [healthline.com]

Osteomyelitis

With prompt treatment, only about 5% of cases of acute bone infection become chronic infections. [summitmedicalgroup.com]

The obstacles faced to treat chronic osteomyelitis infection clinically led to the search for an ideal biomaterial, resulted in combining two major aspects of bone tissue [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In adults, osteomyelitis is usually a subacute or chronic infection that develops secondary to an open injury to bone and surrounding soft tissue. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Chronic Hepatitis C

Diagnosis and treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection Keyur Patel, assistant professor of medicine, Andrew J Muir, assistant professor of medicine, John G McHutchison, [bmj.com]

Jaundice rarely occurs in acute or chronic hepatitis C infection, and hepatitis A and B infections can also occur without jaundice. [infohep.org]

After acute infection, as many as 50-85% of the patients fail to clear the virus resulting in chronic liver infection and/or disease. [doi.org]

Bacterial Hepatitis

Treatment for chronic HBV infection For chronic HBV infection, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommend treating the individual with an antiviral medication. [medicalnewstoday.com]

Both hepatitis A and E do not lead to chronic infections, according to the CDC. [livescience.com]

HCV can lead to chronic infection. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Chronic Pyelonephritis

Chronic pyelonephritis generally is due to chronic recurrent infections secondary to urinary reflux, or obstruction in the genitor-urinary tract. [lecturio.com]

Chronic pyelonephritis is a form of pyelonephritis where there are longstanding sequelae of renal infection. [radiopaedia.org]

Signs and Symptoms of Chronic Pyelonephritis In general, chronic pyelonephritis is asymptomatic in the absence of acute infection. [urology-textbook.com]

Non-viral Hepatic Infection

A hepatitis B infection can result in either an acute infection or a chronic infection. [hepb.org]

Both hepatitis A and E do not lead to chronic infections, according to the CDC. [livescience.com]

If a chronically infected mother gives birth, 90% of the time her infant will be infected and develop chronic hepatitis B, usually for life. [onhealth.com]

Acute Adenoiditis

The tonsils can also become chronically infected with formation of foul-smelling white deposits within the crypts (pockets) of the tonsils. [newenglandent.com]

Etiology Pathophysiology It is currently believed that bacterial biofilms play an integral role in the harboring of chronic infection by tonsil and adenoid tissue so contributing [dict.eudic.net]

Chronic infections of the adenoids can affect other areas such as the eustachian tube - the passage between the back of the nose and the inside of the ear. [newenglandent.com]

Hepatitis B

Chronic HBV infection is a dynamic state of interactions between HBV, hepatocytes and immune cells of the host. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The high number of chronic infections from northern Europe has a strong influence on trends with e.g. 62% of chronic hepatitis B cases in 2017 notified by the United Kingdom [ecdc.europa.eu]

However, the number of people who have chronic HBV infection remains high because of the long duration of infection and influx of immigrants who have chronic infection. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Pseudomonas Infection

[…] reflect an acute exacerbation of a chronic infection process. [cid.oxfordjournals.org]

Such a result was found in 95 percent of patients diagnosed with chronic infection with the help of sputum samples. [bronchiectasisnewstoday.com]

chronic infection is established, eradication becomes almost impossible [ 39, 40 ]. [cid.oxfordjournals.org]

Chronic Pyogenic Osteomyelitis

Open fractures resulting from road accidents, and infection following surgical procedures, contributed to a lesser extent and may well become the main source of chronic bone [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Devitalized bone forms a foundation for chronic infection. [ic.steadyhealth.com]

E-mail: mondal.soumya14@gmail.com ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE: In developing country the incidence of chronic pyogenic infection of long bone is high among children and adults. [jemds.com]

Chronic Active Hepatitis B

Its frequency is significantly greater in patients with chronic active hepatitis B than in those with persistent viral hepatitis B, suggesting that chronic delta infection [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A hepatitis B infection can result in either an acute infection or a chronic infection. [hepb.org]

Thus, patients require lifelong monitoring of their chronic infection. 8. [mdedge.com]

Hepatitis C

After acute infection, as many as 50-85% of the patients fail to clear the virus resulting in chronic liver infection and/or disease. [doi.org]

Up to 4 million persons are newly infected each year, of which some 50%–85% will progress to chronic infection [ 2 ]. [web.archive.org]

The aim of the present study was to determine the efficacy of pegylated interferon plus ribavirin for the treatment of chronic infection with HCV genotype 6 compared with [doi.org]

Chronic Epstein-Barr Virus Infection

The goals of this project are to characterize severe chronic infections with Epstein Barr Virus and to characterize multiple aspects of the chronic fatigue syndrome. [grantome.com]

[…] of the chronic fatigue syndrome which was, earlier, considered to be related to EBV infection. [grantome.com]

Chronic active EBV infection Other names CAEBV Chronic active EBV infection or in its expanded form, chronic active Epstein–Barr virus infection is a very rare and often fatal [en.wikipedia.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 [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]

GB Virus C

infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). [academic.oup.com]

Infection with HGV does not seem to play a significant pathogenic role in patients with chronic liver disease related to chronic HBV or HCV infection or to increased alcohol [gut.bmj.com]

Abstract GB virus C/hepatitis G virus (GBV-C/HGV) is a newly described virus associated with hepatitis in humans, and GBV-C/HGV coinfection is common in patients chronically [academic.oup.com]

Chronic Persistent Hepatitis

[…] of serologic testing for chronic HBV infection. [web.archive.org]

[…] 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 ). [web.archive.org]

Chronic Cystitis

Treatment of chronically infected mice with the same FimH inhibitor lowered their bladder bacterial burden by >1000-fold. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

in an experimental mouse model of chronic bladder infection with uropatogenic E. coli infection (causative agent of 80% of UTI), injury to the bladder mucosal lining due [pathologyoutlines.com]

Further, proteomics identified bladder epithelial remodeling consequent to chronic infection that enhances sensitivity to neutrophil damage. [zora.uzh.ch]

Chronic Serous Otitis Media

Many children with chronic or recurrent ear infections have ventilation tubes inserted in their eardrums to allow normal air exchange in the middle ear until the eustachian [umm.edu]

Otitis Media and Chronic Ear Infections Chronic ear infections (also called serous otitis media) are the most common disease in kids under 15 years of age. [docbron.com]

[…] of chronic ear infections. [entusa.com]