Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Relating to or caused by more than one form of micro-organism.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to multiple types (species) of
microbes
Etymologies
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Examples
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For patients with suspected or proven polymicrobial infections involving Gram-negative and/or anaerobic bacteria in addition to the Gram-positive organisms for which study medication therapy was used, aztreonam, piperacillin-tazobactam, and/or metronidazole were allowed.
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For patients with suspected or proven polymicrobial infections involving Gram-negative and / or anaerobic bacteria in addition to the Gram-positive organisms for which study medication therapy was used, aztreonam, piperacillin-tazobactam, and / or metronidazole was allowed.
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Children with suspected or proven polymicrobial infections, underlying chronic disease, immunodeficiency, or those who received steroids or other immunomodulatory therapies were excluded.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Monica I. Ardura et al. 2009
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For patients with suspected or proven polymicrobial infections involving Gram-negative and / or anaerobic bacteria in addition to the Gram-positive organisms for which study medication therapy was used, aztreonam, piperacillin-tazobactam, and / or metronidazole was allowed.
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For patients with suspected or proven polymicrobial infections involving Gram-negative and/or anaerobic bacteria in addition to the Gram-positive organisms for which study medication therapy was used, aztreonam, piperacillin-tazobactam, and/or metronidazole were allowed.
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For patients with suspected or proven polymicrobial infections involving Gram-negative and/or anaerobic bacteria in addition to the Gram-positive organisms for which study medication therapy was used, aztreonam, piperacillin-tazobactam, and/or metronidazole were allowed.
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For patients with suspected or proven polymicrobial infections involving Gram-negative and/or anaerobic bacteria in addition to the Gram-positive organisms for which study medication therapy was used, aztreonam, piperacillin-tazobactam, and/or metronidazole were allowed.
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For patients with suspected or proven polymicrobial infections involving Gram-negative and/or anaerobic bacteria in addition to the Gram-positive organisms for which study medication therapy was used, aztreonam, piperacillin-tazobactam, and/or metronidazole were allowed.
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