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What does immunocompetent mean?

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Adjective
  1. (immunology) Having a functioning immune system.
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Viraemia is a common finding in immunocompetent children with rotavirus infection.
In the present case, delayed diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in an immunocompetent patient caused Kaposi sarcoma.
In the immunocompetent patient the presence of extrapulmonary symptoms, such as diarrhoea, headache and myalgia, suggests infection with the so-called atypical pathogens.
Passive transfer of antibodies protects immunocompetent and immunodeficient mice against lethal Ebola virus infection without complete inhibition of viral replication.
Severe acquired toxoplasmoses in immunocompetent adults requiring intensive care management in French Guiana.
By the time the rash or polyarthropathy presents in immunocompetent patients, viremia has cleared and the presence of serum antibodies confirms the diagnosis.

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