chemoprophylaxis

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che·mo·pro·phy·lax·is

(kē′mō-prō′fə-lăk′sĭs, kĕm′ō-)

The use of chemicals or drugs to prevent disease, especially infections.

che′mo·pro′phy·lac′tic (-lăk′tĭk) n. & adj.

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chemoprophylaxis

(ˌkɛməʊˌprəʊfəˈlæksɪs; -ˌprɒfə-)

(Medicine) the prevention of disease using chemical drugs

ˌchemoˌprophyˈlactic adj

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che•mo•pro•phy•lax•is

(ˌki moʊˌproʊ fəˈlæk sɪs, -ˌprɒf ə-, ˌkɛm oʊ-)

n.

prevention of disease by means of chemical agents or drugs or by food nutrients. Also called che•mo•pre•ven•tion (ˌki moʊ prɪˈvɛn ʃən)

[1935–40]

che`mo•pro`phy•lac′tic (-tɪk) adj.

Translations

che·mo·pro·phy·lax·is

n. quimioprofilaxis, uso de una droga o de una sustancia química que contiene preventivos.

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chemoprophylaxis

n quimioprofilaxis f

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Patients who did not receive the minimum therapy required for their risk category, or had clearly documented contraindications to chemoprophylaxis but nonetheless received it, were considered to be administered the incorrect therapy.

Venous thromboembolism risk and prophylaxis prescription in surgical patients at a tertiary hospital in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Inmates were questioned whether they were taking chemoprophylaxis for Leptospirosis, what pets they had, whether they were consuming well water and if so whether the water was chlorinated and whether residual chlorine was checked.

EXPERIENCE OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL RELIEF WORK FROM A FIELD AREA IN SOUTH INDIA

While low-dose aspirin (ASA) is recommended as chemoprophylaxis for some cancers, there are insufficient data to support its use to reduce ovarian cancer incidence.

Does low-dose aspirin decrease a woman's risk of ovarian cancer?

For the composite of VTE or death, aspirin only was non-inferior versus other chemoprophylaxis (adjusted odds ratio, 0.85; 95 percent confidence interval [CI], 0.68 to 1.07; P for inferiority = 0.007).

Aspirin, Anticoagulants Similarly Prevent VTE After TKA; In patients having total knee arthroplasty, aspirin non-inferior for venous thromboembolism, death

Prevention measures rely on pretransplant serologic screening of donor, recipient, or both and on chemoprophylaxis; however, guidelines and regulations differ largely among countries.

Toxoplasmosis in Transplant Recipients, Europe, 2010-2014

Prevention is, therefore, the best protection against malaria and is based on two complementary methods: chemoprophylaxis, or the use of medication to prevent disease, and protection against mosquito bites.

Malaria, if left undiagnosed, can be fatal: HMC

But optimal chemoprophylaxis for pediatric contacts of MDR-TB patients is poorly studied, and no consensus about the role and the rationale of different preventive treatments has been reached.

Is Chemoprophylaxis for Child Contacts of Drug-Resistant TB Patients Beneficial? A Systematic Review

Salman Faridi announced on Tuesday the launch of 'National Consensus Guidelines for Chemoprophylaxis and Surgical Site Infections' handbook at an event.

Martin Dow launches National Consensus Guidelines Handbook

KARACHI -- A handbook on guidelines for Chemoprophylaxis and surgical site infections has been launched here on Tuesday.

Handbook on surgical site infections launched

In the Recommendations and Reports "Antiviral Agents for the Treatment and Chemoprophylaxis of Influenza" (January 21, 2011, Vol.

Vol. 60, No. RR-1

The value of the addition of chemoprophylaxis has been demonstrated and proposed as a tool to prevent the occurrence of new leprosy cases among contacts by the Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development and the World Health Organization (WHO).