coinfection
noun
co·in·fec·tion
kō-in-ˈfek-shən 
variants
or co-infection
plural coinfections or co-infections
: concurrent infection of a cell or organism with two or more pathogenic agents
coinfection with influenza A and SARS-CoV-2
coinfect
transitive verb
or co-infect
coinfected or co-infected; coinfecting or co-infecting; coinfects or co-infects
Some experts suspect that superspreaders might have a more virulent strain of coronavirus or be co-infected with other microbes.
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The risk of death from babesiosis turned out to be higher among the people who were infected with that disease alone, as opposed to those who had coinfections.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
Related article To prevent supercharged flu virus, CDC pushes seasonal flu vaccines to farmworkers at risk of coinfection with bird flu
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention bases decisions on its surveillance.
—Amy Maxmen, CNN, 2 Aug. 2024
The vaccine will not prevent bird flu infection, but can reduce the risk of coinfection with avian and flu viruses.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 30 May 2024
Globally, about 75% of patients hospitalized with COVID were given antibiotics, despite only 8% having a bacterial coinfection where antibiotics would be medically useful.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 29 May 2024
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
Related article To prevent supercharged flu virus, CDC pushes seasonal flu vaccines to farmworkers at risk of coinfection with bird flu
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention bases decisions on its surveillance.
—Amy Maxmen, CNN, 2 Aug. 2024
The vaccine will not prevent bird flu infection, but can reduce the risk of coinfection with avian and flu viruses.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 30 May 2024
Globally, about 75% of patients hospitalized with COVID were given antibiotics, despite only 8% having a bacterial coinfection where antibiotics would be medically useful.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 29 May 2024
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coinfection
noun
co·in·fec·tion
variants
or co-infection
: concurrent infection of a cell or organism with two or more pathogenic agents
pneumonia caused by coinfection with an orthomyxovirus and a streptococcus
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