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defervescence

[def·ər′ves·əns]

(cell and molecular biology)

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Overall, mean (SD) time taken for defervescence of fever was 3.

PROFILE OF CULTURE POSITIVE ENTERIC FEVER IN CHILDREN ADMITTED IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

3) She initially responded with defervescence, improved heart function, liver enzymes nearly normalized and serum ferritin decreased nicely (Table 1).

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in leprosy

In view of acute inguinal lymphadenitis, the child was started on intravenous cloxacillin but there was neither resolution of lymphadenitis nor defervescence of fever even after five days of antibiotics.

Epididymo-orchitis: A rare manifestation of scrub typhus in a child

Dengue NS-1 antigen can be found in patient's serum until the production of anti-NS-1 IgG or in some instances a few days after defervescence.

Evaluation of efficacy of various immunochromatographic rapid tests for dengue diagnosis

Approximately 5% of persons with symptomatic infections can experience severe manifestations around the time of defervescence because of an increase in vascular permeability leading to plasma leakage and the potential for clinically significant pleural effusions and ascites, hypovolemic shock, severe hemorrhage (e.

Ongoing dengue epidemic--Angola, June 2013

of patient showing defervescence within 5 days and median time to defferevescence in hours).

Prophylaxis and treatment for leptospirosis: where are the evidences?

3,14) Treatment should be continued forn two to three days after defervescence to avoid relapse or potential recrudescent infections years to decades later.

Environmental risk factors for epidemic typhus in the United States: wintertime is typhus time

1), (6) Usually, if there is no defervescence within 48 hours, or if there are signs of a line infection such as itching at the insertion site, erythema or discharge, vancomycin therapy should be initiated if renal function is adequate.

Febrile neutropenia in childhood cancer: improved outcomes in childhood cancer have been achieved largely through more intensive and toxic treatment regimens

The tissue cultures had grown pansensitive Paeruginosa and coagulase-negative staphylococci, which were adequately covered by empiric treatment at the time of the otolaryngology consult and likely explain the patient's defervescence.

Ecthyma gangrenosum mimicking acute invasive fungal sinusitis in an immunocompromised patient

Another study showed that a Th-2 immune response occurs in patients with dengue around the time of defervescence (17) which again confirmed our in vivo and in vitro findings (6,7).

Shift to Th2 cytokine response in dengue haemorrhagic fever

36) Doxycycline is highly effective and a clinical response with symptom relief and fever defervescence can be expected within 48 hours.

Tick bite fever and Q fever--a South African perspective

There are reports of prolonged defervescence after ciprofloxacin therapy (9-12).

Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of salmonella enterica serotype typhi in Eastern Nepal