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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
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While clinical malaria leads to at least short-term HIV viral load increases in adults (1,2), the effect of subclinical malaria is unclear, and even less is known about coinfection in children.
Subclinical Plasmodium falciparum infection and HIV-1 viral load by Lal, Altaf A. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Fungal coinfection (Candida albicans) was seen in 1 patient.
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In persons with HIV, coinfection by VPH increases morbidity and mortality and compromises treatment programs.
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