"Coinfection" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Simultaneous infection of a host organism by two or more pathogens. In virology, coinfection commonly refers to simultaneous infection of a single cell by two or more different viruses.
| Descriptor ID |
D060085
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.218 C02.219 C03.202
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| Concept/Terms |
Coinfection- Coinfection
- Coinfections
- Polymicrobial Infection
- Infection, Polymicrobial
- Infections, Polymicrobial
- Polymicrobial Infections
- Co-infection
- Co infection
- Co-infections
- Mixed Infection
- Infection, Mixed
- Infections, Mixed
- Mixed Infections
Secondary Infections- Secondary Infections
- Infection, Secondary
- Infections, Secondary
- Secondary Infection
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Coinfection" by people in Profiles.
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The Many Hosts of Mycobacteria 9 (MHM9): A conference report. Tuberculosis (Edinb). 2023 09; 142:102377.
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Prolonged Therapy Is Not Associated with Delayed Identification of Recurrent Intra-Abdominal Infection. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2022 Nov; 23(9):796-800.
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What barriers delay treatment in patients with hepatitis C? J Fam Pract. 2022 09; 71(7):E22-E24.
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Helicobacter pylori and Epstein-Barr Virus Coinfection Stimulates Aggressiveness in Gastric Cancer through the Regulation of Gankyrin. mSphere. 2021 10 27; 6(5):e0075121.
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Co-infection of hepatitis E virus and Plasmodium falciparum malaria: A genuine risk in sub-Saharan Africa. Parasit Vectors. 2021 Apr 20; 14(1):215.
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The pneumococcal two-component system SirRH is linked to enhanced intracellular survival of Streptococcus pneumoniae in influenza-infected pulmonary cells. PLoS Pathog. 2020 08; 16(8):e1008761.
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Immunotherapy targeting the Streptococcus pyogenes M protein or streptolysin O to treat or prevent influenza A superinfection. PLoS One. 2020; 15(6):e0235139.
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Chronic whipworm infection exacerbates Schistosoma mansoni egg-induced hepatopathology in non-human primates. Parasit Vectors. 2020 Feb 28; 13(1):109.
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Cytomegalovirus Viremia in HIV-1 Subtype C Positive Women at Delivery in Botswana and Adverse Birth/Infant Health Outcomes. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2019 05 01; 81(1):118-124.
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The Use of Procalcitonin for Prediction of Pulmonary Bacterial Coinfection in Children With Respiratory Failure Associated With Viral Bronchiolitis. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2019 Mar; 58(3):288-294.