续发感染

續發感染

xùfāgǎnrǎn

noun

Meanings

1 secondary infection

Characters

to occur / break out

to dye / contract

Examples

伤口要保持清洁，避免续发感染。

Shāngkǒu yào bǎochí qīngjié, bìmiǎn xùfāgǎnrǎn.

Keep the wound clean to avoid secondary infection.

病人因续发感染住进了重症病房。

Bìngrén yīn xùfāgǎnrǎn zhù jìn le zhòngzhèng bìngfáng.

The patient was admitted to the ICU due to a secondary infection.

Tips

register

Medical register. Mainland sources also use 继发感染 (jìfā gǎnrǎn) for the same concept — 续发 'follow-on' and 继发 'subsequent' are interchangeable here.

Stroke Order

续 xù

发 fā

感 gǎn

染 rǎn