Sentence examples for frequent etiologic agent from inspiring English sources

Background: In a previous multicenter study on central nervous system (CNS) viral infections varicella zoster virus (VZV) appeared the most frequent etiologic agent and appeared often without rash.

Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is one of the leading causes of mortality in immunocompromised patients, with Aspergillus fumigatus being the most frequent etiologic agent [1], [2].

Haemophilus influenzae is one the most important and frequent etiologic agent of meningeal infections, laryngitis, endocarditis or respiratory infections in children [ 9].

Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) rank among opportunistic pathogens being a frequent etiologic agent of nosocomial infections connected with the presence of medical devices.

Staphylococcus aureus is the most frequent etiologic agent of endocarditis in developed countries [ 1, 3] and is associated with an aggressive disease course, a poor outcome, and complications such as local destruction of valve tissue, septic emboli, and persistent bacteremia [ 3].

Human rhinoviruses (HRVs) are frequent etiologic agents of tract infections, ranging from benign upper to potentially life-threatening lower respiratory tract infections.

Diphyllobothriosis is a fishborne cestodiasis caused by infection with adult tapeworms belonging to the genus Diphyllobothrium Cobbold, 1858 (1 – 5 ); the most frequent etiologic agents are D. latum and D. nihonkaiense.

In developed countries, the estimated incidence is of 4 6 cases per 100,000 adults per year, being the most frequent etiologic agents in adults Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis[ 1- 8].

Although kidney transplant recipients are susceptible to opportunistic infections due to immunosuppressive therapy, bacteria remain a frequent septic shock etiologic agent in these patients.

This procedure enabled us to define the real prevalence of NoV infection and its frequent occurrence in association with another etiologic agent (18.2%), as reported (2, 11 ).

E. coli is the most common etiologic agent of UTI in RT patients, as well as being the most frequent pathogen isolated from RT recipients with bacteremia [ 4].