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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a persistent infection" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing a type of infection that continues over a long period or does not resolve easily.
Example: "The patient was diagnosed with a persistent infection that required long-term treatment."
Alternatives: "a chronic infection" or "a long-lasting infection."
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In this study, recrudescence of a persistent infection in eight naturally infected cows occurred between 20 and 33 weeks of gestation.
Following primary infection, EBV preferentially infects B-lymphocytes and establishes a persistent infection, which is maintained throughout the host's lifetime.
If initial virus load is relatively high, then enough multiply infected cells are generated to establish a persistent infection.
We knew what had happened — a persistent infection, a rupture.
Parts of three toes ultimately had to be amputated because of a persistent infection.
He was in hospital again in 2013 for a persistent infection, but tests then showed no new malignancy.
Two patients (8%) had a persistent infection after the first stage.
In turn, accumulation of escape mutants leads to a persistent infection.
It's the result of a persistent infection that often ends fatally seven to 10 years later.
"Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu was admitted to a Cape Town hospital on Tuesday for treatment to a persistent infection," according to a statement issued on Tuesday.
In the months that followed, he visited one of the best ophthalmologists in Cape Town, who diagnosed him with cataracts and corneal scarring from a persistent infection.
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