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Concept information

Preferred term

superinfection

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information When an organism infected with a microbe becomes infected with a second, different strain of same microbe. The newly acquired strain is no more susceptible to the drugs originally used for the treatment of primary infection caused by the original strain.

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • super-infection

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/266335

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