Concept information
Preferred term
superinfection
Type
-
Topic
Definition
-
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.
Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff
Type: Concept definition
Broader concept
Synonyms
- super-infection
In other languages
-
Spanish
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/266335
{{label}}
{{#each values }} {{! loop through ConceptPropertyValue objects }}
{{#if prefLabel }}
{{/if}}
{{/each}}
{{#if notation }}{{ notation }} {{/if}}{{ prefLabel }}
{{#ifDifferentLabelLang lang }} ({{ lang }}){{/ifDifferentLabelLang}}
{{#if vocabName }}
{{ vocabName }}
{{/if}}