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chemoprophylaxis
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che·mo·pro·phy·lax·is  (km-prf-lkss, km-)
n.
The use of chemicals or drugs to prevent disease, especially infection.

chemo·prophy·lactic (-lktk) n. & adj.

chemoprophylaxis [ˌkɛməʊˌprəʊfəˈlæksɪs -ˌprɒfə-]
n
(Medicine) the prevention of disease using chemical drugs
chemoprophylactic  adj


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In univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis, we determined the effect of age, sex, chemoprophylaxis, chemoprophylactic regimen, compliance for chemoprophylactic regimen, exposure prophylaxis, country of infection, and year of reporting on the outcome.
These Gulf War-related illnesses have been varyingly attributed to hazardous toxicological and radiological exposures, the time compressed administration of multiple vaccinations, and the administration of chemoprophylactic drugs.
Proguanil was a safe chemoprophylactic agent that had just been developed as the result of an emergency wartime project of the British and Australian armies.
 
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