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coinfection
Translationscoinfection
coinfection [ko´in-fek″shun] simultaneous infection by separate pathogens, as by hepatitis B and hepatitis D viruses.The simultaneous presence of 2 or more infections, which may increase the severity and duration of one or both
Examples Babesiosis/Lyme disease; syphilis/HIVcoinfection The simultaneous presence of 2 or more infections, which may ↑ disease severity and durationco·in·fec·tion (kō'in-fek'shŭn) Concurrent infection by two or more pathogens. CoinfectionInvasion of the body by two viruses at about the same time.Mentioned in: Hepatitis D |