causative agent

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causative
adjective
uk /ˈkɔː.zə.tɪv/ us /ˈkɑː.zə.t̬ɪv/
acting as the cause ...
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agent
noun[C]
uk /ˈeɪ.dʒənt/ us /ˈeɪ.dʒənt/
a person who acts for or ...
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Initially, the causativeagent and treatment will be unknown, as will be the total number of patients.
Four of these outbreaks were caused by norovirus, for the remaining five no conclusive causativeagent was found.
Its close relationship to the causativeagent of glanders has also been confirmed by modern molecular techniques.
The aim of the present study is therefore to accurately identify the causativeagent of peritonitis.
This argues against chronic hypoxia being the causativeagent, as does the constancy of energy levels within the placental tissues.
It was assumed that these organisms were the causativeagent of the gastroenteritis.
In conclusion, most outbreaks were reported from health and residential institutions, with norovirus as the most common causativeagent.
Another potential specific prenatal causativeagent that has been explored is malnutrition.
Research efforts are devoted to establish a causativeagent, with hope that a better understanding of pathogenesis can occur.
Toxin-producing bacteria were confirmed as the causativeagent in only one outbreak.
Fasciola hepatica, its causativeagent, is a trematode which infects a wide range of mammals, including humans, as definitive hosts.
It must be recognized, however, that there may be a long delay between the first exposure to a causativeagent and the clinical appearance of cancer.
Viral agents were implicated in outbreak no. 17, although both giardia (two cases) and campylobacter (two cases) were isolated, and the causativeagent was not established.
The position now is that one treats the causativeagent as if that agent was somebody who was innocent but facing a criminal charge.
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The origin of the disease may be due to a causativeagent, but the present epidemic is one of infection.
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He knows of no cases in which spraying with these substances has been regarded as a causativeagent of dermatitis or cancer.
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