Definition of Risk of infection

1. Noun. The probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred.

Exact synonyms: Risk
Generic synonyms: Chance, Probability

Lexicographical Neighbors of Risk Of Infection

rising up
risings
risk
risk-free
risk-taking
risk appetite
risk arbitrage
risk benefit
risk capital
risk equalisation
risk factor
risk factors
risk management
risk of exposure
risk of infection (current term)
risk of recurrence
risk patient
risk reduction
risk taker
risk tolerance
risk universe
risk universes
risk visualization
risked
risker
riskers
riskfree
riskful
riskier

Literary usage of Risk of infection

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Guide To Clinical Preventive Services by U. S. Preventive Services Task Force (1989)
"The use of spermicides, along with condoms, has been proposed as a means of further reducing the risk of infection. One of the spermicidal agents that has ..."

2. Biosafety in the Laboratory: Prudent Practices for the Handling and Disposal by National Research Council (U. S.) (1989)
"... or refuses the test, the health-care worker should be counseled regarding the risk of infection and evaluated clinically and serologically for evidence ..."

3. Mineral Requirements for Military Personnel: Levels Needed for Cognitive And by Food and Nutrition Board, Committee on Military Nutrition Research, National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (2006)
"In summary there is limited evidence of a harmful effect of iron supplementation on risk of infection. Although there may be a small increased risk of ..."

4. Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion & Disease Prevention by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"... and staff are educated about how HIV is and is not transmitted, how to prevent transmission, and how to assess their own risk of infection accurately. ..."

5. Understanding HIV/AIDS Stigma: A Theoretical and Methodological Analysisby Harriet Deacon, Inez Stephney, Sandra Prosalendis by Harriet Deacon, Inez Stephney, Sandra Prosalendis (2005)
"In order to establish whether something is instrumental or symbolic stigma we need to determine whether actions taken to avoid a perceived risk of infection ..."

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