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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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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.
In persons with HIV, coinfection by VPH increases morbidity and mortality and compromises treatment programs.
 
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