The phrase "to eradicate the infection" means to completely eliminate or get rid of a harmful germ or disease from a person, animal, or place. Full definition
All the medicine must be taken when prescribed in order to completely eradicate the infection. (thebabycorner.com)
If a simple, affordable and effective test can be given for Group B Strep for all pregnant women, then the charity's aims of eradicating the infection in newborns would be far more attainable. (thelegacyofleo.com)
The chemical, which they named lugdunin, inhibited S. aureus from growing in the petri dish, and when applied to the skin of mice infected with S. aureus, it reduced or even eradicated the infection, the team reports today in Nature. (sciencemag.org)