index patient
noun [ C ] medical specialized uk/ˈɪn.deks ˌpeɪ.ʃənt/ us/ˈɪn.deks ˌpeɪ.ʃənt/
索引患者
the first person in a group known to be suffering from a disease or medical condition that can be passed on to others, either through infection or in the genes
The possibility of transmission from the index patient on these two flights cannot be excluded. 不能排除在这两个航班上发生了索引患者传播疾病的情况。
Index patients and all available family members were invited for clinical examination. 索引患者以及所有能找来的家庭成员都被邀请来做临床检查。
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- He was the index patient in a deadly outbreak at the hospital in the early 1990s.
- Nose, throat and wound cultures were taken from staff and patients who had had contact with the index patient.
- The index patient had a twin brother who suffered from spina bifida and three other siblings with heart conditions.
- Four of seven children of the index patient's aunt (father's side) died suddenly at an early age.