focal infection

English Thesaurus

1. bacterial infection limited to a specific organ or region especially one causing symptoms elsewhere (noun.state)

hypernym	:	infection,
definition	:	the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms (noun.state)

part holonym	:	focal point, focus, nidus,
definition	:	a central point or locus of an infection in an organism (noun.state)