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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having the normal bodily capacity to develop an immune response following exposure to an antigen.
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- adjective Having a functioning
immune system .
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- adjective capable of developing an immune response following exposure to an antigen
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Examples
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Although in immunocompetent persons Cryptosporidium infections, which are characterized by what else but diarrhea tend to be self-limiting and self-curing, in immunocompromised individuals, as well as the very young, pregnant women, and the very elderly Cryptosporidiosis is a significant health concern.
Question ;Microdyne 2004
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Association between Staphylococcus aureus strains carrying gene for Panton-Valentine leukocidin and highly lethal necrotising pneumonia in young immunocompetent patients.
SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010
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Update of practice guidelines for the management of community-acquired pneumonia in immunocompetent adults.
SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010
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Fatal community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia in an immunocompetent young adult.
SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010
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Association between Staphylococcus aureus strains carrying gene for Panton-Valentine leukocidin and highly lethal necrotising pneumonia in young immunocompetent patients.
SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010
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Update of practice guidelines for the management of community-acquired pneumonia in immunocompetent adults.
SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010
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Association between Staphylococcus aureus strains carrying gene for Panton-Valentine leukocidin and highly lethal necrotising pneumonia in young immunocompetent patients.
SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010
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Fatal community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia in an immunocompetent young adult.
SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010
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Fatal community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia in an immunocompetent young adult.
SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010
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Update of practice guidelines for the management of community-acquired pneumonia in immunocompetent adults.
SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010
bilby commented on the word immunocompetent
I can't look at this word and not think of nincompoop.
March 18, 2009