Coinfection

"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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	C01.539.218 C02.219 C03.202
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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Diseases [C]
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01]
Infection [C01.539]
Coinfection [C01.539.218]
Virus Diseases [C02]
Coinfection [C02.219]
Parasitic Diseases [C03]
Coinfection [C03.202]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2011	4	1	5
2012	3	0	3
2013	2	1	3
2014	0	1	1
2015	3	0	3
2016	2	0	2
2017	0	1	1
2018	0	1	1
2019	0	3	3
2020	3	2	5
2021	8	1	9
2022	4	0	4
2023	1	1	2
2024	4	0	4
2025	1	1	2

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Truong-Bolduc QC, Wang Y, Lawton BG, Zweifach JJ, McDevitt GM, El Abdellaoui Y, Brown Harding H, Yonker LM, Rahme LG, Vyas JM, Hooper DC. NorA and Tet38 efflux pumps enable Staphylococcus aureus survival in the cystic fibrosis airway environment, resistance to antibiotics, and coinfection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2025 08 06; 69(8):e0046025.

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Pratt GW, Wong CL, Rao LV. Prevalence and Co-Detection Rates of SARS-CoV-2, Influenza, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus: A Retrospective Analysis. APMIS. 2025 Mar; 133(3):e70010.

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Tukwasibwe S, Garg S, Katairo T, Asua V, Kagurusi BA, Mboowa G, Crudale R, Tumusiime G, Businge J, Alula D, Kasozi J, Wadembere I, Ssewanyana I, Arinaitwe E, Nankabirwa JI, Nsobya SL, Kamya MR, Greenhouse B, Dorsey G, Bailey JA, Briggs J, Conrad MD, Rosenthal PJ. Varied Prevalence of Antimalarial Drug Resistance Markers in Different Populations of Newly Arrived Refugees in Uganda. J Infect Dis. 2024 Aug 16; 230(2):497-504.

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Ziegler CGK, Owings AH, Galeas-Pena M, Kazer SW, Miao VN, Navia AW, Tang Y, Bromley JD, Lotfy P, Sloan M, Laird H, Williams HB, George M, Drake RS, Pride Y, Abraham GE, Senitko M, Robinson TO, Diamond G, Lionakis MS, Shalek AK, Ordovas-Montanes J, Horwitz BH, Glover SC. An enhanced IL17 and muted type I interferon nasal epithelial cell state characterizes severe COVID-19 with fungal coinfection. Microbiol Spectr. 2024 Jun 04; 12(6):e0351623.

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Li M, Li F, Dai Y, Zeng YZ, Chen X. Sulfasalazine-induced drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) coinfected with COVID-19 complicated by hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: a case report. Front Immunol. 2024; 15:1371490.

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Hester MM, Carlson D, Lodge JK, Levitz SM, Specht CA. Immune evasion by Cryptococcus gattii in vaccinated mice coinfected with C. neoformans. Front Immunol. 2024; 15:1356651.

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Rogerio LA, Takahashi TY, Cardoso L, Takamiya NT, de Melo EV, de Jesus AR, de Oliveira FA, Forrester S, Jeffares DC, da Silva JS, Ribeiro JM, Almeida RP, Maruyama SR. Co-infection of Leishmania infantum and a Crithidia-related species in a case of refractory relapsed visceral leishmaniasis with non-ulcerated cutaneous manifestation in Brazil. Int J Infect Dis. 2023 Aug; 133:85-88.

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Ho A, Orton R, Tayler R, Asamaphan P, Herder V, Davis C, Tong L, Smollett K, Manali M, Allan J, Rawlik K, McDonald SE, Vink E, Pollock L, Gannon L, Evans C, McMenamin J, Roy K, Marsh K, Divala T, Holden MTG, Lockhart M, Yirrell D, Currie S, O'Leary M, Henderson D, Shepherd SJ, Jackson C, Gunson R, MacLean A, McInnes N, Bradley-Stewart A, Battle R, Hollenbach JA, Henderson P, Odam M, Chikowore P, Oosthuyzen W, Chand M, Hamilton MS, Estrada-Rivadeneyra D, Levin M, Avramidis N, Pairo-Castineira E, Vitart V, Wilkie C, Palmarini M, Ray S, Robertson DL, da Silva Filipe A, Willett BJ, Breuer J, Semple MG, Turner D, Baillie JK, Thomson EC. Adeno-associated virus 2 infection in children with non-A-E hepatitis. Nature. 2023 05; 617(7961):555-563.

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Su X, Le W, Zhu X, Li S, Wang B, Madico G, Yang Z, Chaisson CE, McLaughlin RE, Gandra S, Yoon J, Zheng B, Lewis LA, Gulati S, Reed GW, Ram S, Rice PA. Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infection in Women Increases With Rising Gonococcal Burdens in Partners: Chlamydia Coinfection in Women Increases Gonococcal Burden. J Infect Dis. 2022 12 13; 226(12):2192-2203.

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Hirako IC, Antunes MM, Rezende RM, Hojo-Souza NS, Figueiredo MM, Dias T, Nakaya H, Menezes GB, Gazzinelli RT. Uptake of Plasmodium chabaudi hemozoin drives Kupffer cell death and fuels superinfections. Sci Rep. 2022 11 17; 12(1):19805.

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