Diseases

Breakthrough Infections

Infections by the same infectious agent (e.g., virus, fungus) occurring during exposure to prophylaxis, vaccine and treatment.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Infections by the same infectious agent (e.g., virus, fungus) occurring during exposure to prophylaxis, vaccine and treatment.

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Breakthrough Infection
  • Treatment Emergent Infections
  • Vaccine Breakthrough Infections
  • Breakthrough Infection, Vaccine
  • Emergent Infections, Treatment
  • Infection, Treatment Emergent
  • Treatment Emergent Infection
  • Vaccine Breakthrough Infection

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2023

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Previous Indexing

  • Infections (1963-2022)

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Tree Numbers

  1. C01w.175w
  2. C23.550.291.219w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Breakthrough Infections. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000093742. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000093742
  2. Breakthrough Infections. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakthrough_infection
  3. Breakthrough Infections. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4959681