Superinfection

superinfection /su·per·in·fec·tion/ (-in-fek´shun) a new infection occurring in a patient having a preexisting infection, such as bacterial superinfection in viral respiratory disease or infection of a chronic hepatitis B carrier with hepatitis D virus.

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su·per·in·fec·tion (spr-n-fkshn)

n.

1. The act or process of superinfecting a cell or an organism.

2. An infection following a previous infection, especially when caused by microorganisms that have become resistant to the antibiotics used earlier.

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Superinfection

A condition in which a patient with a contagious disease acquires a second infection, as when a patient with granuloma inguinale is also infected with syphilis.

Mentioned in: Granuloma Inguinale, Hepatitis D

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superinfection,

n an infection occurring during antimicrobial treatment for another infection.

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superinfection

a new infection complicating the course of antimicrobial therapy of an existing infection, due to proliferation of bacteria or fungi resistant to the drug(s) in use.

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superinfection Infectious disease An infection that follows a prior infection, which occurs when native regional flora are substantially reduced, often by antibiotics, allowing invasion by opportunistic organisms, as in pseudomembranous colitis or esophageal candidiasis