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These include streptococcus intermedius, which can cause acute or subacute infection (about 15% of cases pertaining to infective endocarditis). [7] Enterococci from urinary tract infections and coagulase negative staphylococci can also be causative agents. [5]
A subclinical infection—sometimes called a preinfection or inapparent infection—is an infection by a pathogen that causes few or no signs or symptoms of infection in the host. [1] Subclinical infections can occur in both humans and animals. [ 2 ]
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), also known as Dawson disease, is a rare form of progressive brain inflammation caused by a persistent infection with the measles virus. The condition primarily affects children, teens, and young adults.
Subacute granulomatous thyroiditis affects more women than men and often follows a viral upper respiratory tract infection with many implicated viruses including Coxsackievirus, Epstein-Barr virus, and recently SARS-CoV-2 among others. [2] [3] [8]
Infective endocarditis is divided into the three categories of acute, subacute, and chronic based on the duration of symptoms. [11] Acute infective endocarditis refers to the presence of signs and symptoms of infective endocarditis that are present for days up to six weeks. [11]
In subacute infections, symptoms take longer to develop than in acute infections but arise more quickly than those of chronic infections. A focal infection is an initial site of infection from which organisms travel via the bloodstream to another area of the body. [58]
De Quervain's thyroiditis, also known as subacute granulomatous thyroiditis or giant cell thyroiditis, is a self-limiting inflammatory illness of the thyroid gland. [1] De Quervain thyroiditis is characterized by fever, flu-like symptoms, a painful goiter, and neck pain.
Prosthetic joint infection (PJI), also known as peri-prosthetic joint infection, is an acute, sub-acute or chronic infection of a prosthetic joint.It may occur in the period after the joint replacement or many years later.