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coinfection
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coinfection /co·in·fec·tion/ (ko´in-fek″shun) simultaneous infection by separate pathogens, as by hepatitis B and hepatitis D viruses.
Coinfection
Invasion of the body by two viruses at about the same time.
Mentioned in: Hepatitis D

coinfection
[ko′in-fek′shun]
simultaneous infection of a cell or organism by separate pathogens, as by hepatitis B and hepatitis D viruses.

coinfection
The simultaneous presence of 2 or more infections, which may ↑ disease severity and duration


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