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uninfected

(ˌʌnɪnˈfɛktɪd)
adj
(Pathology) (of a person, wound, etc) not having been contaminated with pathogenic microorganisms
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Adj.1.uninfected - free from sepsis or infectionuninfected - free from sepsis or infection; "a clean (or uninfected) wound"
antiseptic - thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms; "doctors in antiseptic green coats"; "the antiseptic effect of alcohol"; "it is said that marjoram has antiseptic qualities"
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OUR UNINFECTED BRAINS HAD DEVOTED SO MUCH ENERGY TO THESE EMOTIONS IN THE PAST THAT COMPLETELY NEW EMOTIONS EMERGE TO TAKE THEIR PLACE--EMOTIONS NEVER BEFORE EXPERIENCED BY MANKIND!
Of the 55 deaths, 21.8% (n = 12/55) were in HIV-infected children (HIV+); 41.8% (n = 23/55) were in HIV-exposed but uninfected children (HEU); 32.7% (n = 18/55) were in HIV-unexposed infants (HUU); and 3.6% (n = 2/55) were in the HEUU group.
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Studies with human subjects have demonstrated strong cell mediated responses to DosR regulon-encoded proteins in individuals with LTBI that exceed those from TB cases and uninfected controls [12,13].