Diseases

Latent Infection

Delayed infection of the host by a dormant or inactive pathogen.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Delayed infection of the host by a dormant or inactive pathogen.

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Synonyms

10 entry terms
  • Infection, Latent
  • Latent Infections
  • Infection Reactivation
  • Reactivated Infection
  • Reactivation Infection
  • Infection Reactivations
  • Infection, Reactivated
  • Infection, Reactivation
  • Reactivation Infections
  • Reactivation, Infection

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Aspects Covered

36 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, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2021; for REACTIVATED INFECTION use REINFECTION 2021

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Previous Indexing

  • Infections (1963-2020)

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Tree Number

  1. C01w.550

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Latent Infection. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000085343. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000085343
  2. Latent Infection. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q114822348